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

Their separate study of 10 New York state nursing homes estimated 1 in 5 residents experienced an altercation in a month. — Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026

During a long interview five years ago, not long after his parole to the nursing home, Smith had no interest in record prison sentences. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Pepper later needed 17 surgeries on her left leg, spending 28 days in the hospital and another month in a nursing home to recover. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Since Olmstead, that has been broadly interpreted to mean care in someone’s own home or community rather than in a nursing home or public institution. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 10 July 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