group home
nounDefinition of group home
: 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
Video from two different angles in the group home showed the mentally disabled woman being beaten by the four caretakers, police said. — Doha Madani, NBC News, "Shocking video shows alleged attack on mentally disabled woman by group home staff," 27 Aug. 2019 Police blurred the identities of the group home’s clients in the video. — Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com, "Video shows caregiver at Mount Dora group home standing on disabled woman’s head," 26 Aug. 2019 He is also involved in work to comply with the federal Family First Prevention Services Act, which requires states to work toward eliminating the number of kids in group homes. — Mary Jo Pitzl, Arizona Republic, "Mike Faust moves up Department of Child Safety ranks to become agency chief," 6 Aug. 2019 Previously, the music therapy program was held in different group homes, but as the program expanded, it was moved and worked into the special needs program at the Mandell Jewish Community Center. — Daniel Shular, courant.com, "Local community center empowers people living with disabilities through music therapy," 3 July 2019 Figueroa said the number of children in group homes who could be placed with families — about 250 — has not increased since referrals to CSS stopped. — Julia Terruso, Philly.com, "Did city violate the religious freedom of Catholic Social Services when it froze its foster care contract?," 21 June 2018 The move is a profound disappointment to the employees, many of whom live in group homes. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "A Reminder of the Power of Art: raceAhead," 17 July 2019 An employee from a group home reported that two clients were fighting at the location. — oregonlive.com, "14-year-old crashes car into convenience store under dad’s watch: Forest Grove police log," 8 July 2019 Arnaldo Rios Soto fled his group home in 2016 with a shiny silver toy truck. — sun-sentinel.com, "Cop who shot at autistic man guilty of negligence; acquitted of attempted manslaughter," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'group home.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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group home
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of group home
US
: a place where people who need special care or attention live together in a group
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Medical Definition of group home
: a residence for persons (as developmentally disabled individuals or foster children) requiring care, assistance, or supervision