hoitopaikaltaan

Hoitopaikaltaan is a Finnish linguistic expression used to describe the care setting of a person, indicating the place from which care is provided or the context in which care is organized. The form essentially means “by place of care” or “in terms of care setting” and is often used to categorize individuals according to where they receive their care.

Formation and meaning: The term is created from the noun hoitopaikka (care facility or place of care) and employs suffixes that express origin and descriptive classification. In Finnish, the -lta elative form signals source or origin, and the additional ending yields a predicative or adverbial sense such as “by/through one’s X.” In practical use, hoitopaikaltaan helps to specify the care arrangement attached to a person—whether they receive care at home, in a hospital, in a long-term care facility, or in another setting.

Usage: Hoitopaikaltaan is common in medical, social welfare, and statistical writing to distinguish individuals by their current care arrangement. It is typically found in reports, summaries, and policy discussions where the context of care matters for planning, resources, or outcomes. For example, tilastoinnissa potilaat jaetaan hoitopaikaltaan kotihoidon, sairaalahoidon ja laitoshoidon mukaan (in statistics, patients are classified by their care setting as home care, hospital care, or institutional care).

See also: hoitopaikka, koulutukseltaan, ammattileima. Notes: The expression is formal and most often appears in written or administrative Finnish rather than colloquial speech.