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

But the Tribune found many cases where the petitions eased the way for hospitals to discharge patients to subpar nursing homes, sometimes bypassing family members who disagreed with the hospital’s choice or were slow to make other arrangements. —Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026

This might mean leaving the person in their own home, a friend’s home, a hospital, a nursing home or even a public place. —Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 1 May 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, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026

But for babies, some wheelchair users, and many nursing home patients, that simple adjustment is a challenge. —Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 29 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