group home

noun

: a residence for persons requiring care or supervision

Examples of group home in a Sentence

a group home for young adults with disabilities
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The tribe’s social services department placed Emily at the group home. Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025 Kacie Chase, vice president of performance improvement at Lifespring Health Systems, requested an additional $53.1 million toward its community mental health fund and $21 million each year toward group homes for individuals with serious mental illness. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025 Improvements touted by the county include bolstering the vetting of foster parents and probation staffers and winding down the use of group homes like MacLaren Children’s Center. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025 Texas lawmakers are weighing new regulations intended to end elderly exploitation in group homes. Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for group home

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of group home was in 1967

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“Group home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/group%20home. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

Medical Definition

group home

noun
: a residence for persons (as developmentally disabled individuals or foster children) requiring care, assistance, or supervision
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