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

So far, the Health Department has announced 35 influenza outbreaks from nursing homes or other congregate-setting institutions this flu season, with none occurring in the past week. —Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2026

The California Department of Social Services has filed paperwork to revoke the operating license for an Elk Grove nursing home in response to the 2024 extreme heat death of a resident with dementia, according to state records. —Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026

Elsewhere, a 2023 Minnesota law created an official wages board for nursing homes in the state. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

Last year, excavators in Hippos found a 1,600-year-old Christian care facility for the elderly, which is possibly the world's oldest nursing home. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 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