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

Older Americans who rely on Medicaid for nursing home care and for home care will get hurt. —Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 May 2025

One hundred eighty years after his grandfather served in the White House, Harrison died of dementia in a Virginia nursing home, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch. —Charna Flam, People.com, 29 May 2025

The state pays on average more than $114,000 per person each year for nursing home care, according to Justice in Aging, which pushed for the elimination of the asset test. —Calmatters, Mercury News, 29 May 2025

The New York Times reported today that Trump’s pardon to Paul Walczak, a former nursing home executive convicted of employment tax crimes, came just weeks after his mother a $1 million per person fundraising dinner at Mar-a-Lago with access to the president. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 May 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