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

For instance, past outbreaks have occurred in hotels, cruise ships, hospitals and nursing homes. —Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025

Then come the years of decline in a nursing home, where Iris cannot dress or use the toilet unassisted. —Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025

Hands-on industries across different sectors are having a hard time filling roles, from hospitals to nursing homes to skilled trades like carpentry or welding. —Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

The four nursing homes — Silver Springs Health Care Center in Glendale, Heritage Square Health Care Center in Greenfield, Riverdale Health Care Center in Muscoda and Fort Atkinson Health Care Center — were formerly managed by Bedrock Healthcare. —Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 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