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The following 7 entries include the term home-.
convalescent home
noun: an institution for the care of convalescing patients
group home
noun: a residence for persons (as developmentally disabled individuals or foster children) requiring care, assistance, or supervision
home care
noun: services (as nursing or personal care) provided to a homebound individual (as one who is convalescing, disabled, or terminally ill)
home health aide
noun: a trained and certified health-care worker who provides assistance to a patient in the home with personal care (as hygiene and exercise) and light household duties (as meal preparation) and who monitors the patient's condition —abbreviation HHA
home remedy
noun: a simply prepared medication or tonic often of unproven effectiveness administered without prescription or professional supervision compare folk medicine
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
rest home
noun: an establishment that provides housing and general care for the aged or the convalescent
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