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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Two of the more common involuntary interventions offered by APS are guardianship and nursing home placement.
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Nina A. Kohn, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
From Nursing Homes to the Courtroom Whatley’s career didn’t begin in law, but as a physical therapist in nursing homes.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Jason also works in the dental industry as an orthodontist, and Skyler has worked as a nursing home administrator in California since 2023, per his LinkedIn.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Mature woman holding hand of young caregiver at nursing home.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Nina A. Kohn, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
From Nursing Homes to the Courtroom Whatley’s career didn’t begin in law, but as a physical therapist in nursing homes.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Jason also works in the dental industry as an orthodontist, and Skyler has worked as a nursing home administrator in California since 2023, per his LinkedIn.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Mature woman holding hand of young caregiver at nursing home.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nursing home
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“Nursing home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing%20home. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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