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 virtually all Medicare Advantage plans invoke it before agreeing to cover certain services, particularly those carrying high price tags, such as chemotherapy, hospital stays, nursing home care and home health. —Paula Span, New York Times, 25 May 2024

The surge in nursing home cases and deaths in the spring of 2020 made clear that nursing home residents were especially vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. —Julie K. Taitsman and Nancy Harrison, STAT, 24 May 2024

Previous reporting from The Republic showed the company owns about 30% of Arizona's nursing home beds. —Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024

In 2018, the General Assembly tried to address the problem by passing legislation that required the health department to increase staffing in the unit responsible for nursing home complaints and inspections. —Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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