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
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Ohio pays nursing homes a daily rate for Medicaid residents and provides additional payments to facilities that meet certain quality benchmarks.
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Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
At one point, Cantway lived in a nursing home for a month, but didn’t like it.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Visit a nursing home or retirement community.
—Parents, 11 June 2026
In 2025, two Centennial nursing home staffers were arrested and charged with criminal negligence, complicity, and abusing an at-risk adult after allegedly covering up details about how a 92-year-old woman with dementia in their care suffered a broken leg.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
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Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
At one point, Cantway lived in a nursing home for a month, but didn’t like it.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Visit a nursing home or retirement community.
—Parents, 11 June 2026
In 2025, two Centennial nursing home staffers were arrested and charged with criminal negligence, complicity, and abusing an at-risk adult after allegedly covering up details about how a 92-year-old woman with dementia in their care suffered a broken leg.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
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“Nursing home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing%20home. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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