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

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Classified as pesticides, QACs are the active ingredients in many popular hand sanitizers and disinfectants frequently used in homes, offices, daycare centers, schools, nursing homes and hospitals. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 For example, nursing home costs soared 25% between 2019 and 2024, while household income for those over 65 grew 22% over the same period. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026 Appellof, an occupational therapist at a nursing home by day and her husband, Kyle, a personal trainer with the aging population, opened Parched Perfect Mobile Bar two years ago. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 Mecklenburg County plans to provide a financial boost to new volunteers for short-handed boards that inspect local nursing homes and assisted living communities. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nursing home

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nursing home was in 1880

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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

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