group home
noun
: a residence for persons requiring care or supervision
Example Sentences
a group home for young adults with disabilities
Recent Examples on the Web As the leader of a group home, Moore watches some of the community’s most vulnerable residents sustain themselves on junk food from nearby gas stations and fast food chains, where prices are higher than full-service grocery stores. 
Lauryn Azu And Joe States, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 The story follows Maisie (voiced by Zaris-Angel Hator), the daughter of two fallen monster hunters, who escapes an oppressive group home to join the crew of a legendary ship known as the Inevitable. New York Times, 13 July 2022 The boy had spent nearly two years living with a foster family and in a group home when his case reached the constitutional court. Diana Durán, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2022 More than 100 families from all over the country are on the waiting list to secure a room for a loved one in a group home, but Kilmer said that the wait can last for years. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2022 At 14, she and her three siblings were placed in a group home, then back home briefly before moving out again. Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 The assessment is used to determine if the juvenile will be placed in a specific treatment program or a group home. Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2022 Khalif graduated from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and worked with his father in different entities including a foster-care agency and a group home. Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Mckenzie was molested by a friend’s stepfather, according to Ventura County Superior Court criminal records, and landed in a psychiatric facility and then a group home, her mother said in a civil lawsuit. Gale Hollandstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022 See More
Lauryn Azu And Joe States, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022 The story follows Maisie (voiced by Zaris-Angel Hator), the daughter of two fallen monster hunters, who escapes an oppressive group home to join the crew of a legendary ship known as the Inevitable. New York Times, 13 July 2022 The boy had spent nearly two years living with a foster family and in a group home when his case reached the constitutional court. Diana Durán, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2022 More than 100 families from all over the country are on the waiting list to secure a room for a loved one in a group home, but Kilmer said that the wait can last for years. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2022 At 14, she and her three siblings were placed in a group home, then back home briefly before moving out again. Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 The assessment is used to determine if the juvenile will be placed in a specific treatment program or a group home. Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2022 Khalif graduated from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and worked with his father in different entities including a foster-care agency and a group home. Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Mckenzie was molested by a friend’s stepfather, according to Ventura County Superior Court criminal records, and landed in a psychiatric facility and then a group home, her mother said in a civil lawsuit. Gale Hollandstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1967, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
group home
noun
-ˌhōm 
: a residence for persons (as developmentally disabled individuals or foster children) requiring care, assistance, or supervision