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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It is intended for people and employers, not for hospitals or nursing homes that have separate guidance, the CDC said.
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Neither country protected high-mortality nursing home patients, especially early in the pandemic.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
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Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Neither country protected high-mortality nursing home patients, especially early in the pandemic.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for nursing home
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“Nursing home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing%20home. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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