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nursing home

NOUN
special care facility for elderly
Synonyms
WEAK
assisted living facility convalescent home convalescent hospital old folks home old folks' home old people's home old soldiers' home rest home retirement facility retirement home

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Sandra Evans, who manages Bryn Seiont Newydd nursing home in Caernarfon, said they were "very fortunate" to have air conditioning in communal areas.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

NHS Sussex and Surrey ICB said it had commissioned a nursing home for Ritchie's safety - but it has never explained how moving her without her consent was justified legally.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

My mother, Lucille, worked at a nursing home and as a teacher’s aide.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Think you won’t end up in a nursing home?

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Any more time traveling and her health would have started declining until she looked like one of the fragile Glitchers who lived in the nursing home on the edge of the Academy.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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