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

Today, one-quarter of all Americans have their health care paid for by the program, including 60% of all nursing home residents in the country, many of whom were middle-class in their working years. —Jim Nowlan, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025

Ruzek also looks after his father, Disco Bob (Jack Coleman), who last season was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and is now living at a nursing home in Chicago. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025

The city also boasts a robust health care system with a high number of gerontologists and nursing homes. —Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025

Cuomo also faced backlash for underreporting nursing home deaths during the pandemic. —Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 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