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

Nelson said traffic will be spilling out on an already busy area that includes a nearby middle school and nursing home facilities. —Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

Emergency managers say the storm exposed serious problems inside some nursing homes and led to major changes in how facilities prepare for hurricanes. —Mallory Nicholls, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026

Physicians, nurses, and therapists, for example, can do this work in their offices or in settings such as hospitals or nursing homes prior to a patient’s discharge. —Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

While filming the 1993 comedy, Field found out that her father, who had been sick and was in a nursing home, was dying. —Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 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