nursing home

noun

: a public or private residential facility providing a high level of long-term personal or nursing care for persons (such as the aged or the chronically ill) who are unable to care for themselves properly

Examples of nursing home in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Carmichael nursing home did not have food handler cards available for review during the time of inspection. —Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025

After the rule was finalized, NPR reported that, by the Biden administration’s own prediction, four out of every five nursing homes nationwide would be unable to meet the new standards. —MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025

Some of those facilities are nursing homes, or boutique gyms such as Snap Fitness that may cap numbers and maintain a waiting list, according to members. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025

Additionally, Mangione's father, Louis, became an owner of the nursing home company Lorien Health Services, where Mangione volunteered in high school, according to The Baltimore Banner. —Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nursing home

• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb
• centrosome
• chromosome
• cytochrome
• hippodrome
• honeycomb
• liposome
• meerschaum
• metronome
• microtome

Kids Definition

nursing home

noun

: a privately operated establishment where personal or nursing care is provided for persons (as the aged) who are unable to care for themselves properly

Medical Definition

nursing home

noun

: a public or private residential facility providing a high level of long-term personal and nursing care for persons (such as the aged or the chronically ill) who are unable to care for themselves properly