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

This sister has never in the eight years my mom has been in the nursing home visited her once. — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026

Rousting caregivers at night Villa Serena’s ALFs have been repeatedly cited by the Agency for Health Care Administration, which regulates nursing homes and ALFs in Florida. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

For a senior, one fall can mean a broken hip — surgery, months of rehab, permanent nursing home placement, a cascade that can cost Medicaid more than a million dollars. — David Greenfield, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

When a Columbus nursing home that served aging African Americans was sold, a resulting gift endowed the Isabelle Ridgway Foundation, a supporting organization of the Columbus Foundation. — Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 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