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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One study looked at a spate of norovirus outbreaks at nursing homes in New England during the winter of 2006–07, and found that locations where staff made regular use of hand sanitizers were at much greater risk of experiencing an outbreak than others in the study.
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
The rapidly spreading wildfires are not only upending the lives of tens of thousands of Los Angeles County residents and business owners, but also stressing the region’s hospitals, health clinics, first responders and nursing homes.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Faulting former Trump officials: Three senior Trump administration officials violated Justice Department rules by divulging details of an investigation into coronavirus deaths at nursing homes in states including New York and New Jersey.
—James Barron, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Over the past decade, private-equity firms like Apollo and Leonard Green have spent more than $1 trillion buying health care businesses, including hospitals, nursing homes, physician practices and hospital staffing companies.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
The rapidly spreading wildfires are not only upending the lives of tens of thousands of Los Angeles County residents and business owners, but also stressing the region’s hospitals, health clinics, first responders and nursing homes.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Faulting former Trump officials: Three senior Trump administration officials violated Justice Department rules by divulging details of an investigation into coronavirus deaths at nursing homes in states including New York and New Jersey.
—James Barron, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Over the past decade, private-equity firms like Apollo and Leonard Green have spent more than $1 trillion buying health care businesses, including hospitals, nursing homes, physician practices and hospital staffing companies.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Nursing home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing%20home. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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