: confined to the home
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Staff Report, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
In Nashville, Tennessee, a small nonprofit mobilized volunteers to check on elderly and homebound neighbors, salt icy driveways, and run emergency errands.
—Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Ramona Meals On Wheels is delivering meals to homebound seniors.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Eligible individuals for this Meals on Wheels program must be homebound and aged 60 or older, unable to shop for or cook meals and who face challenges due to disability, illness or isolation.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Founded in 1989, Project Angel Food provides free, nutritious food to over 5,000 homebound individuals.
—Staff Report, Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
In Nashville, Tennessee, a small nonprofit mobilized volunteers to check on elderly and homebound neighbors, salt icy driveways, and run emergency errands.
—Cat Ward, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Ramona Meals On Wheels is delivering meals to homebound seniors.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
Eligible individuals for this Meals on Wheels program must be homebound and aged 60 or older, unable to shop for or cook meals and who face challenges due to disability, illness or isolation.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Homebound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebound. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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homebound
1 of 2 adjective
home·bound
ˈhōm-ˌbau̇nd 
: going or heading for home
homebound travelers
homebound
2 of 2 adjective
: confined to the home
was homebound with a broken foot
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