group home

noun

: a residence for persons requiring care or supervision

Examples of group home in a Sentence

a group home for young adults with disabilities
Recent Examples on the Web The agency said some of the children recovered included a pregnant 16-year-old who ran away from a group home in Glendale back in March and a 14-year-old girl who went missing in May after her mother tried to pick her up from a Phoenix shopping center and couldn't find her. Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024 The family of a man whose death has been linked to unlicensed group homes in Arlington and Mansfield is suing the owner and her company for gross negligence, according to court records. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024 That led to scores of group homes across California closing by 2019 — including a Santa Clara County shelter called the RAIC that was riddled with problems. Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024 One of the 20 deaths connected to an investigation of unlicensed group homes in Arlington and Mansfield has been ruled a homicide, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for group home 

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Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of group home was in 1967

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“Group home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/group%20home. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Medical Definition

group home

noun
: a residence for persons (as developmentally disabled individuals or foster children) requiring care, assistance, or supervision
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