old folks' home
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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
An unemployed family man gets a gig helping his granddad run an old folks’ home in the new comedy “Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2020
I felt like I was living in an old folks’ home and I was morose.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 3, 2019
Would intone loudly that the coronation chicken served at the opening of an old folks’ home “looks like sick”?
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2018
Eva out at the old folks’ home, the deweys living anywhere, Tar Baby steeped in wine, and Sula upstairs in Eva’s bed with a boarded-up window and an empty pocketbook on the dresser.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
I helped organize his bookshelf when he moved into that old folks home.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
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
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
