ålderdomshem

== Swedish == === Etymology === ålderdom (“old age”) +‎ -s- +‎ hem (“home, place of care”) === Noun === ålderdomshem n an old people's home, care home, nursing home ==== Usage notes ==== No longer the preferred term in Sweden, having been replaced by äldreboende in official contexts. Still used in Finland however. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== åldringshem (Finland) äldreboende === References === “ålderdomshem”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “ålderdomshem”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH