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

Authorities are notably worried about people living in the baking streets, and elderly people in nursing homes or isolated in their homes. —CBS News, 21 June 2026

Authorities are notably worried about people living in the streets and elderly people in nursing homes or isolated in their homes. —Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

Members also visit schools, nursing homes, detention centers and shelters, including Hesed House in Aurora, where Ball-Williams and crew serve meals to the residents on a regular basis. —Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

Older Californians are becoming homeless faster than any other age group, advocates told a state commission this week, warning that the state’s housing system is failing people who often need more support than a shelter can provide but do not belong in hospitals or nursing homes. —Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 15 June 2026

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