retirement home
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retirement home
A facility where older people live who need care or can no longer live independently. It provides care, meals, and often social activities as well.
Nach ihrem Sturz zog meine Großmutter in ein Seniorenheim, wo sie rund um die Uhr versorgt wird.
After her fall, my grandmother moved into a retirement home, where she is cared for around the clock.
The word is made up of 'Senioren' (older people/seniors) and 'Heim' (home). So it is literally a home for older people.
Viele Seniorenheime bieten auch kulturelle Veranstaltungen an.
Many retirement homes also offer cultural events.
Pay attention to the preposition 'in' and the case. Movement toward the place is expressed with the accusative ('ins Seniorenheim' — into the retirement home), while staying there is described with the dative ('im Seniorenheim' — in the retirement home).
Er zieht nächsten Monat in ein Seniorenheim.
He is moving into a retirement home next month.
Common verbs used with this noun are 'in einem Seniorenheim leben/wohnen' (to live in a retirement home), 'einen Platz in einem Seniorenheim finden' (to find a place in a retirement home), or 'jemanden in einem Seniorenheim unterbringen' (to place someone in a retirement home).
Es ist oft schwierig, schnell einen Platz in einem guten Seniorenheim zu bekommen.
It is often difficult to quickly get a place in a good retirement home.
home / institution
'das Heim' and 'das Seniorenheim' can both refer to a facility where people live and receive care. 'das Heim' is more general and does not say exactly which group the facility is for. 'das Seniorenheim' specifically means a facility for older people. It often sounds a bit more modern or friendlier than 'Altenheim', but it points in a very similar direction. The words can be confused because a 'Seniorenheim' is a 'Heim'. When older people are meant, 'Seniorenheim' is more precise.
Im Seniorenheim hat er mit einem Freund Musik für die Bewohner gespielt.
At the retirement home, he played music for the residents with a friend.
Tom fragt, ob das Heim nach dem Unterricht noch Besuch erlaubt.
Tom asks whether the home still allows visitors after school.