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老人ホーム (roujinhoomu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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My grandmother has been living in a retirement home since last year.
A new senior citizens' home was built near the station.
Usage patterns 〈 老ろう 人じん ホーム 〉 に 入はい る to enter/move into a retirement home
My grandmother moved into a retirement home last year.
〈 老ろう 人じん ホーム 〉 で 暮く らす to live in a retirement home
My grandfather is living quietly in a retirement home.
〈 老ろう 人じん ホーム 〉 を 探さが す to look for a suitable retirement home
The family is looking for a retirement home for our mother.
〈 老ろう 人じん ホーム 〉 に 入にゅう 居きょ する to move into (take up residence in) a retirement home
I'm planning to move into a new retirement home next month.
Kanji 老 old man, old age, grow old Related words 高齢者施設 is a broader, formal term covering many kinds of elderly-care facilities, while 老人ホーム is the everyday word for a residential home for the elderly.
介護施設 stresses the nursing/care services provided, whereas 老人ホーム stresses that it is a residence or home for elderly people.
老人ホーム is a general term for elderly nursing or retirement homes, while グループホーム specifically means a small, community-style shared living facility with staff support.
養老院 is an old-fashioned term for a nursing home, while 老人ホーム is the standard modern word used today.
Etymology A transparent compound of 老人, meaning an elderly person, and ホーム, a katakana word used for a home or residential facility. No detailed borrowing history is specified.
