old folks' home
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“The Queen was due to visit a small town in Cumbria. My grandmother was a resident in a nearby old folks’ home.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2023
Sometimes I'd get a charming surprise, like when the giant Beverly Hills cupcake order went not to a socialite but to an old folks' home.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2022
I felt like I was living in an old folks’ home and I was morose.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 3, 2019
Gottsagen, a performer with natural comedic timing and the ability to deliver funny and unexpected punchlines, stars as Zak, a young man unfairly confined to life at an old folks’ home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2019
Nobody seems to think it odd that an old man is standing in his slippers on the sidewalk right outside an old folks’ home.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Because people get pretty testy when you accidentally smoke out an elementary school or old folks home, burn plans have to clear substantial hurdles presented by the California Environmental Quality Act and air quality regulators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
When she's a janitor at the old folks home, we made her look as interesting as possible.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023
As the story progresses, she’s seduced by the moldy pirate tales she reads at an old folks home where she’s forced to “volunteer” as penance for shoplifting.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2015
Gordon shared the details with his actors, along with horror stories of his own—such as the old folks home manager who derided his dishwashing skills no matter how spotless the silverware looked.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 1, 2011
Dean's mum got home from the old folks home on the Malvern road.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
