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 supplier of physician offices and nursing homes will be renamed Wellverse in February, and an initial public offering is expected in the second half of 2027. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026

His fall from grace involved the purchase of a 70-unit nursing home in Cheviot Hills using government money. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026

On May 20, a notice went out to staff saying the hospital couldn’t accept patients from the nursing home that day. — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026

Nursing homes, sometimes called skilled nursing homes, provide 24-hour medical care for long-term or short-term rehabilitative stays for people who need a high level of medical care. — Anna Roman, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 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