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

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Familiar Touch could figure in Lead Actress for Broadway star Kathleen Chalfant’s astounding and devastating turn as a woman slipping into dementia and sent to live out her days in a nursing home. Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 June 2025 The nonprofit advocates for the improvement of nursing home care nationwide. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025 By keeping the program fiscally solvent, Republicans are protecting seniors in nursing homes and all those with disabilities. Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025 For instance, in Massachusetts, a private nursing home room averages $169,359 annually. Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nursing home

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nursing home was in 1880

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“Nursing home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing%20home. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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

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