1A house or flat in a group or block designed for the needs of old and retired people.
老年公寓
Example sentencesExamples
You might host a fundraiser for a retirement home in your neighborhood or trim the Christmas tree for the elderly couple next door.
‘Hi. I'm here to visit Maria Furmano,’ Josh said at the security guard's desk when we arrived at the retirement home.
I had seen his picture in the retirement home, framed and hanging on my grandmother's wall.
But they weren't ready for an apartment or a retirement home.
Over time it gradually strayed from its mandate and became a desirable retirement home for wealthy citizens.
Shaun Lawson photographed residents in a retirement home for his Home Portraits series.
My age seems to finally be getting to me and I'm going to have to move into a retirement home.
Munetomo says he runs the largest retirement home in the Philippines specifically catering to Japanese retirees.
I could see why elderly people would want to live in this particular retirement home.
A half hour later, I was walking into the retirement home that Josh's grandmother lived in.
He had left his car at the retirement home the last time he had visited his grandmother, so we had to walk to the restaurant.
Grandparents often live in their own house or a retirement home; women frequently work outside the home.
They were an elderly couple that had lived in the retirement home for years.
1.1An institution for elderly people needing care.
养老院
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The housing stock may prove inappropriate for future needs if more and more elderly end their days in retirement homes.
Interestingly, the word disability has not been defined in the legislation but the industry is interpreting this as including the need to enter a retirement home.
It is clear from the financial and affidavit materials filed that the only reasonable accommodation for Mrs. Schryer is at a long term care facility and retirement home.
As the average life span of Norwegians has increased, a shortage of nursing and retirement homes has developed.
A kindly gentleman at a posh retirement home / hospital likes to read to the white-haired lady, whose memory is on the blink.
Synonyms
institution, residential home, nursing home, old people's home, convalescent home, rest home, children's home
Definition of retirement home in US English:
retirement home
nounrəˈtaɪ(ə)rmənt
1A house or apartment in which a person lives in old age, especially one in a complex designed for the needs of old people.
老年公寓
Example sentencesExamples
Munetomo says he runs the largest retirement home in the Philippines specifically catering to Japanese retirees.
My age seems to finally be getting to me and I'm going to have to move into a retirement home.
Over time it gradually strayed from its mandate and became a desirable retirement home for wealthy citizens.
Shaun Lawson photographed residents in a retirement home for his Home Portraits series.
But they weren't ready for an apartment or a retirement home.
‘Hi. I'm here to visit Maria Furmano,’ Josh said at the security guard's desk when we arrived at the retirement home.
They were an elderly couple that had lived in the retirement home for years.
Grandparents often live in their own house or a retirement home; women frequently work outside the home.
You might host a fundraiser for a retirement home in your neighborhood or trim the Christmas tree for the elderly couple next door.
A half hour later, I was walking into the retirement home that Josh's grandmother lived in.
He had left his car at the retirement home the last time he had visited his grandmother, so we had to walk to the restaurant.
I could see why elderly people would want to live in this particular retirement home.
I had seen his picture in the retirement home, framed and hanging on my grandmother's wall.
1.1An institution for elderly people needing care.
养老院
Example sentencesExamples
Interestingly, the word disability has not been defined in the legislation but the industry is interpreting this as including the need to enter a retirement home.
The housing stock may prove inappropriate for future needs if more and more elderly end their days in retirement homes.
As the average life span of Norwegians has increased, a shortage of nursing and retirement homes has developed.
It is clear from the financial and affidavit materials filed that the only reasonable accommodation for Mrs. Schryer is at a long term care facility and retirement home.
A kindly gentleman at a posh retirement home / hospital likes to read to the white-haired lady, whose memory is on the blink.
Synonyms
institution, residential home, nursing home, old people's home, convalescent home, rest home, children's home