nursing home
Americannoun
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a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
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Chiefly British. a small private hospital; a small hospital owned by one person or a group of individuals and supported solely by the fees of patients.
noun
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a private hospital or residence staffed and equipped to care for aged or infirm persons
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a private maternity home
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Etymology
Origin of nursing home
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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She returns to a western Pennsylvania town called Harmony, where she once had “a horrible, endless date over crepes,” to investigate a strike over pay and working conditions at a troubled nursing home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
And many who end up needing a nursing home will probably end up having it paid by Medicaid.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
At the Pean nursing home for the retired in Paris, the staff have jumped into action to protect vulnerable residents, carrying around pitchers of water.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
The 26-year-old, who says his family knows Min Min Soe Shwe, told the BBC he is working in a nursing home after completing the vocational course.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
When I got to the Montgomery nursing home to see Walter a week after he'd arrived there, I felt like I had been worrying all day.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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