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

The May 14 session will focus on aging at home instead of a nursing home. —Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

Research published last year on Japanese nursing homes found that robot adoption reduced worker quit rates and was associated with better care quality. —Catherine Thorbecke, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026

Kennedy’s comments come as Medicaid home-care programs — which have long garnered bipartisan support as a cost-effective alternative to nursing homes and other institutions — face growing scrutiny from conservative policymakers and activists who have framed them as magnets for fraud and waste. —Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026

The virus primarily affects infants and young children, but there have also been outbreaks in elderly populations, such as nursing homes. —Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 23 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