Shawl originally for independent care home's use (5)
I believe the answer is:
fichu
'shawl' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'originally for independent care home's use' is the wordplay.
'originally' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'for independent care homes use' is 'FICHU'.
(Other definitions for fichu that I've seen before include "Eighteenth-century woman's light scarf" , "Cloth triangle" , "Lace shawl" , "Triangular piece of muslin for the neck" , "Light triangular scarf" .)