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

Changes to Medicaid Texas' Medicaid population tends to be children, pregnant people or people who have had a baby less than 12 months ago, seniors in nursing homes or people with disabilities who are unable to work. —Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025

Medicaid covers 65% of residents in Missouri nursing homes and 58% in Kansas nursing homes. —Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025

Democrats passed a bill in 2024 that required towns to allow developers to turn nursing homes into housing without needing a change to zoning law. —Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025

Essential services, including nursing homes, substance use treatment, and long-term care are at risk of collapse. —Dr. Ashwin Vasan, New York Daily News, 18 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