group home

noun

: a residence for persons requiring care or supervision

Examples of group home in a Sentence

a group home for young adults with disabilities
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In Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood, Misericordia has been building 16 new intermediate care group homes to help shorten its long wait lists for residency. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025 Too often, some of the harsher realities of incarceration appear glossed over, in a space that’s sometimes awkwardly visualized as more of a group home for wayward bohemians and vagabonds. David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2025 The county has taken several steps to try and prevent abuse, Davenport has said, including bolstering the vetting of foster parents and probation staffers and winding down the use of group homes. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025 Congregate settings, like group homes, don't work for every patient, Jennings added. Aaron Bolton, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for group home

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of group home was in 1967

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“Group home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/group%20home. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

Medical Definition

group home

noun
: a residence for persons (as developmentally disabled individuals or foster children) requiring care, assistance, or supervision
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