(nursing home)

  • 1nursing home — nursing homes N COUNT A nursing home is a private hospital, especially one for old people. Isaac Binger has died in a nursing home in Florida at the age of 87 …

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  • 2nursing home — [n] convalescent home old folks home*, old people’s home, rest home, retirement home; concept 312 …

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  • 3nursing home — n a place where people who are old and ill can live and be looked after = ↑old people s home …

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  • 4nursing home — index asylum (hospital) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5nursing home — nursing ,home noun count * an institution where old people live when they are too old or sick to care for themselves without help …

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  • 6nursing home — ► NOUN ▪ a small private institution for the elderly providing residential accommodation with health care …

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  • 7nursing home — n. 1. a residence equipped and staffed to provide care for the infirm, chronically ill, disabled, etc. 2. Chiefly Brit. a small private hospital …

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  • 8Nursing home — Rest home for seniors in Český Těšín, Czech Republic A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit (SNU), care home, rest home, or old people s home[1] provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who… …

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  • 9nursing home — noun an institution where people are cared for a home for the elderly • Syn: ↑home, ↑rest home • Derivationally related forms: ↑home (for: ↑home) • H …

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  • 10Nursing home — A residential facility for persons with chronic illness or disability, particularly older people who have mobility and eating problems. Also called a convalescent home, long term care facility. * * * A convalescent home or private facility for… …

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