group home

noun

1. a substitute home, usually located in a residential neighborhood, providing foster care for orphans, delinquents, disabled persons, or others with special needs.

Example Sentences

“We can quickly draft an agreement placing Ms. Martinez in a supervised group home until her eighteenth birthday.”

From Literature

“So, if you hadn’t been one person short for the competition, I’d be in some supervised group home right now?” she asked, slightly wounded.

From Literature

“Which undoubtedly means it is. We don’t reward criminal behavior with luxury accommodations. Ms. Martinez broke the law, and she will be going into a supervised group home when we’re done here.”

From Literature

When Haddish was 15 and living in a group home, she landed a spot in a free comedy camp at the Laugh Factory, where she was mentored by Richard Pryor.

From Los Angeles Times

Lisu says she is barely surviving under state care; basic provisions like food and soap are not enough, her movements are closely watched and restricted by security guards and she has been subjected to verbal abuse from staff at the group home.

From BBC