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 property on which the building resides is currently zoned R-1 residential, Mika said at the time, but the nursing home had been grandfathered in. —Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025

In August 2024, the nursing home was penalized when federal surveyors found that two residents were leaving the nursing home without signing out and then returning drunk. —Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025

That means nursing homes won’t be reimbursed for all of the days that the application process requires. —Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025

Stiller returns as the psychotic Hal L., who played an orderly for Happy’s grandma at the nursing home in the original film. —Emily Blackwood, People.com, 31 July 2025

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