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

That same year, an 82-year-old woman was found breathing at a New York funeral home after she was declared dead at a nursing home. —Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025

Sheriff Walt Joeberg FaceTimes Tommy to show him his ex-wife and daughter handcuffed outside the nursing home. —Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025

The Carmichael nursing home did not have food handler cards available for review during the time of inspection. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 21 Nov. 2025

In September, the Consumer Price Index rose 3% annually, while prices for nursing homes and adult day services rose more than 4% over the same period. —Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 21 Nov. 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