nursing home

noun

1. a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.

2. 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.

nursing home

noun

1. a private hospital or residence staffed and equipped to care for aged or infirm persons

2. a private maternity home

Word History and Origins

Origin of nursing home¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Then, my husband’s mother died alone in a nursing home on the other side of the country.

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"Her character keeps evolving. I want to be with Bridget Jones all the way to the nursing home," added Wayne.

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One estimate places the cost of such a humanoid robot at $20,000—not bad compared with a nursing home.

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If you thought getting approved for Medicaid was a huge slog through red tape, wait until you find out what comes next: The hustling for a placement in a good nursing home.

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The death toll from a fire at a Bosnian nursing home earlier this month has risen to 15, after a hospital confirmed Friday that two more victims had died of their injuries.

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