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 The Health Department also has received criticism in audits for having inadequate nursing home investigations. Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024 Digitizing photographs and home videos is one way to preserve memorabilia without having to find places in a smaller house, apartment or nursing home room to store them. Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2024 The practice dates to 1993, when Congress mandated that when Medicaid beneficiaries over age 55 have used long-term services, such as nursing homes or home care, states must try to recover those expenses from the beneficiaries’ estates after their deaths. Paula Span, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024 Local nursing homes also began implementing Egg My Yard on their campuses, sending Friends of John Glenn photos of the senior residents collecting eggs, Harless said. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024 The majority take place in health care settings such as nursing homes. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024 They were joined Tuesday by 1,000 workers at a dozen nursing homes who are planning a one-day strike. Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024 These services, which keep many people out of nursing homes or other institutions, may be provided by nurses or home health aides, but families have always been the backstop. Ted Alcorn Kaiti Sullivan, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024 Today's top stories: → Play cancellation, film crew visit spark outrage in Keller ISD → 6 people, 2 teens, injured in Arlington police pursuit of shooting suspect → Fort Worth nursing home hosted a weekly happy hour. James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2024

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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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Cite this Entry

“Nursing home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing%20home. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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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