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

James Harrison, a retired state railway department clerk, died in a nursing home on the central coast of New South Wales state on Feb. 17, according to his grandson, Jarrod Mellowship. —TIME, 4 Mar. 2025

My grandmother suffers from memory loss, and my family faced a difficult decision about whether to place her in a nursing home. —Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025

Older adults needing long term care and their families Medicaid is the largest insurance provider of long-term care services and supports, such as nursing home and home health care needs, that help aging adults and people with disabilities with daily life activities. —Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025

But Medicaid does cover that cost, and currently is paying for nursing home care for 5 out of 8 residents. —Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 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