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

In exchange for her revealing journals, Jack helps Lucy escape her Santa Fe nursing home and drive her home to North Dakota. —Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025

Beyond the main chorus, there are several smaller groups that travel around performing in nursing homes and retirement communities. —Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025

Inspection records show the nursing homes continued to accrue health and safety violations this year under the former operator, Bedrock Healthcare. —Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025

Watch the video above to see how Prinnie and her owner’s love made nursing home resident John’s world brighter! —Ronnie Li, USA Today, 10 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