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

The study has broader implications for further research to improve the diets of isolated people, including nursing home residents, by personalising aromas to enhance the flavour of their food.

From Science Daily

Panel co-chair Professor Leanne McCormick has said there is evidence of private nursing homes being used to house pregnant mothers, whose babies were then adopted.

From BBC

Throughout the campaign, he pushed conspiracy theories about the election process, claiming at one point that turnout in nursing homes couldn't possibly be correct because many of its residents were near death.

From Salon

Much of the latter was spent on ads hammering Hovde over past statements, like suggesting that nursing home residents shouldn't vote and that he understood Black culture because of his foundation work in Africa.

From Salon

A resident of a Thousand Oaks nursing home has been arrested on suspicion of killing his roommate, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said.

From Los Angeles Times