Mental Home (Noun)
Meaning
A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The patient was transferred to a mental home after being diagnosed with severe schizophrenia.
- Her grandmother had spent the last few years of her life in a mental home due to her struggles with dementia.
- The mental home on the outskirts of town was notorious for its poor living conditions and inadequate care.
- After the accident, he was sent to a mental home to receive treatment for his post-traumatic stress disorder.
- The government was criticized for its decision to close down the local mental home, leaving many patients without a place to go.