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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The latest list of the Top 100 scofflaws includes individuals, businesses, hospitals, and nursing homes, among others.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
All of us will feel the economic ripple when emergency rooms are inundated, hospitals and nursing homes close under the stress, and pink slips get handed out to health care workers.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Under the bill’s new requirements, the state could also lose about $500 million in federal reimbursements for hospitals and nursing homes each year, according to Department of Human Services Commissioner Shireen Gandhi, who also testified at the Tuesday hearing.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
In addition to the work requirement, the biggest Medicaid cuts in the bill stem from its restrictions on provider taxes — levies that states impose on hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care institutions to help increase their federal reimbursement.
—Phil Galewitz, NPR, 3 July 2025
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2025
All of us will feel the economic ripple when emergency rooms are inundated, hospitals and nursing homes close under the stress, and pink slips get handed out to health care workers.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Under the bill’s new requirements, the state could also lose about $500 million in federal reimbursements for hospitals and nursing homes each year, according to Department of Human Services Commissioner Shireen Gandhi, who also testified at the Tuesday hearing.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
In addition to the work requirement, the biggest Medicaid cuts in the bill stem from its restrictions on provider taxes — levies that states impose on hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care institutions to help increase their federal reimbursement.
—Phil Galewitz, NPR, 3 July 2025
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“Nursing home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing%20home. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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