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 two-story building’s first floor is occupied by San Diego PACE, a program that provides comprehensive medical and other services to seniors who are medically qualified for skilled nursing home care. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026

This has been clearly linked to outbreaks in nursing homes and hospitals. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026

That group includes older adults, people who live in nursing homes and other congregate settings, people who are immunocompromised (such as people who have had organ transplants), and people with underlying health issues. —Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 8 Jan. 2026

For example, one of the bills would eliminate the certificate-of-need regulatory process for nursing homes and hospice providers. —Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 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