First recorded in 1920–25
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On Election Day 1991, I found myself at a rest home near my house, waiting in line for an hour to cast my vote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Meanwhile, the actual author of the masterpiece — the movie’s co-screenwriter, Herman J. Mankiewicz — was tucked away in a rest home in Victorville, dictating the script to his secretary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
The space also presents a fun opportunity to place brighter colors, textiles or patterns that you may not have throughout the rest home, Kluetz Pernell notes.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
In return, he hands over Noreen’s medical file from the San Haven rest home and brings Perry to a dumping ground on the shore where McCutcheon produce can be found discarded and soaked with oil.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
The last time I saw Cordelia, she was going through the door of the rest home.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
One that dealt poignantly with aging was “Kick the Can,” in which a group of elderly rest-home residents turn back their biological clocks and relive their childhoods by playing that simple children’s game.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2015
Salem huffed off to sulk in a rest-home.
From Time Magazine Archive
Citizens get free schooling, disability coverage, full retirement benefits and rest-home care, and even financial assistance for funerals.
From Time Magazine Archive
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