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

King goes missing According to the Banner, Day was assigned as King's legal guardian after his grandmother had a stroke and went to live in a nursing home. —Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

The state Department of Public Health did not respond in time for this article regarding how many nursing homes have closed in the state in the last two years and what the agency tells families in such a transition. —Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026

Then there’s the cost of extended care at nursing homes. —Brian Baker Cfa, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026

Turning these events at a Northampton, Massachusetts, nursing home into a cohesive narrative was one of his major challenges, Kidder told the AP. —R.j. Rico, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 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