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

Nowhere is this imbalance more obvious than in nursing homes and hospitals. —Grace Brown, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026

The agreement also stipulates that Lehman’s nursing home administrator’s license will be placed on probationary status for one year, during which time Lehman is to file quarterly reports with the board documenting her compliance with the agreement. —Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 5 Feb. 2026

Dozens of residents at a nursing home and rehab facility in New Jersey were evacuated Tuesday after freezing pipes caused issues with the sprinkler system. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026

The first is allowing residents of nursing homes who've been there for longer than 100 days to be exempt from Pathways. —Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 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