nursing home

Definition of nursing home

: 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

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Recent Examples on the Web Federal officials say readmission rates show whether a hospital is doing a good job of preventing complications, providing clear discharge instructions to patients, and safely transitioning them to their homes or nursing homes. — Laura Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "Five San Antonio hospitals hit with federal penalties for patient complications, readmissions," 4 Feb. 2020 Dapper, sharp-minded and generous in conversation, Sergio is immediately popular at the San Francisco nursing home. — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Mole Agent': Film Review | Sundance 2020," 27 Jan. 2020 The paramedics hand over a thick packet of paperwork from his nursing home and walk away. — Gina Siddiqui, New York Times, "A Doctor’s Diary: The Overnight Shift in the E.R.," 16 Dec. 2019 Workers renovating a room for a new resident at a nursing home discovered racy paintings dating back to World War II beneath the wallpaper. — Fox News, "WWII-era racy paintings discovered at English nursing home," 18 Oct. 2019 NSDA Architects In 2009, a nursing home opened in Weesp, Netherlands, not far from Amsterdam, that was unlike any other in the world. — Lila Maclellan, Quartz, "The new senior housing, from “dementia villages” to Margaritavilles," 12 Jan. 2020 The number of deaths at nursing homes also declined. — Jen Christensen, CNN, "More people in the US are dying at home than at the hospital," 11 Dec. 2019 Create handmade items for local people in need at nursing homes, a cancer treatment center, and a soup kitchen, to name a few. — courant.com, "Community News For The Enfield Edition," 6 Dec. 2019 Tabitha had worked a long shift as a nurse’s aide at a nursing home and got home well after midnight. — cincinnati.com, "Hidden in plain sight," 5 Dec. 2019

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“Nursing home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing%20home. Accessed 20 Feb. 2020.

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nursing home

noun

English Language Learners Definition of nursing home

: a place where people who are old or who are unable to take care of themselves can live and be taken care of

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nursing home

noun

Medical Definition of nursing home

: 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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