nursing home

Definition of nursing home in English English dictionary: A place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living, such as the elderly and younger adults with physical disabilities; A nursing home is a private hospital, especially one for old people. He died in a nursing home at the age of; *: A convalescent home or private facility for the care of individuals who do not require hospitalization and who cannot be cared for at home; a licensed facility that provides 24-hour-a-day room and board, nursing care and personal care services Nursing homes also provide medical care, therapy, and other health related services; Licensed facility that cares for those who are chronically ill or unable to care for themselves Sometimes called a long-term care facility; Today's nursing home is for the young and the old It is for those who expect to recover as well as for those who will need long term nursing care The nursing homes are usually Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF), Mental Health Care Facilities or Child Care Facilities Some nursing facilities include specially designed areas for patients with Alzheimer's; A licensed facility that provides room and board and a planned, continuous medical treatment program, including 24-hour-per-day skilled nursing care, personal care, and custodial care; A privately operated establishment providing rehabilitation or skilled nursing care for persons who are unable to care for themselves properly; A licensed facility that provides room and board and a planned, continuous medical treatment program, including 24-hour-per-day skilled nursing, personal and custodial care; Provides 24-hour skilled care for the more acute patients Patients generally rely on assistance for most or all daily living activities (such as bathing, dressing and toileting); A private establishment that provides living quarters and care for the elderly or the chronically ill. a place where people who are old and ill can live and be looked after = old people's home. Facility for care (usually long-term) of patients who are not sick enough to need hospital care but are not able to remain at home. Historically, most residents were elderly or ill or had chronic irreversible and disabling disorders, and medical and nursing care was minimal. Today nursing homes have a more active role in health care, helping patients prepare to live at home or with a family member when possible. They help conserve expensive hospital facilities for the acutely ill and improve the prospects of the chronically disabled. However, quality of care varies widely, and the potential for abuse exists; A residence that provides a room, meals, and help with activities of daily living and recreation Generally, nursing home residents have physical or mental problems that keep them from living on their own They usually require daily assistance; For purposes of long-term care (LTC) insurance, a custodial facility that provides basic nonmedical care and medical care as necessary to patients; A facility that provides care to a person who is not able to remain home alone due to physical health problems, mental health problems or functional disabilities A broad term which encompasses a range of facilities from privately-owned adult residential care homes to community hospitals and government-operated institutions; A licensed facility which provides general nursing care to those who are chronically ill or unable to take care of necessary daily living needs May also be referred to as a Long Term Care facility (H); A licensed facility which provides general nursing care to those who are chronically ill or unable to take care of necessary daily living needs; home for elderly people who can no longer care for themselves; A facility that provides room and board and a planned, continuous medical treatment program, including 24-hour-per-day skilled nursing care, personal care, and custodial care Most policies identify and define the specific requirements for a entity to be accepted as a "Nursing Home Facility "; Any facility which provides meals, lodging and nursing care for compensation; A generic term for a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF); A home in England and Wales which has qualified nursing staff available to provide nursing care; an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"; NH
nursing homes: plural form of nursing home