Synonyms

nursing home

American

noun

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

noun

a private hospital or residence staffed and equipped to care for aged or infirm persons
a private maternity home

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Etymology

Origin of nursing home

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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In nursing homes mushrooming across the Mexican border, elderly Americans are turning up for low-cost care.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, this February, she was taken to a nursing home in Uckfield - an hour from her home and family.

From BBC

The Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Law Firm in Omaha, Neb., gives the following scenario: “An untrustworthy agent might put someone in a nursing home for their own benefit or convenience instead of actual need.”

From MarketWatch

Immigrants help older adults avoid nursing homes by providing home healthcare services.

From MarketWatch

The year before, it reopened its Woodland Hills nursing home after incurring millions in losses amid fears of bankruptcy.

From Los Angeles Times

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