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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My mother-in-law is 87 and does not want to go into a nursing home.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
At least 51 of the state’s 180 nursing homes include unionized staff.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Once the stuff of science fiction, assistive robots are beginning to show up in nursing homes and adult day care centers across the country, as facilities grapple with staffing shortages and a rapidly aging population.
—Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Facilities train staff in dementia care, which has different features than standard nursing home care.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
At least 51 of the state’s 180 nursing homes include unionized staff.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2026
Once the stuff of science fiction, assistive robots are beginning to show up in nursing homes and adult day care centers across the country, as facilities grapple with staffing shortages and a rapidly aging population.
—Itay Hod, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Facilities train staff in dementia care, which has different features than standard nursing home care.
—Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Nursing home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing%20home. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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