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 address for the nursing home is listed online as 620 N. Panther Ave. —Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 17 July 2024

My grandmother has always been my rock, and now, with her health declining, there’s pressure from my fiance to move her into a nursing home. —Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024

Crooks worked as a dietary aide at Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, a nursing home less than a mile from his home. —Kenny Jacoby, The Indianapolis Star, 16 July 2024

Those who knew him described a quiet young man who often walked to work at a nearby nursing home. —Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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