3-8C-1: DEFINITION:
"Nursing home" shall mean any institution, place or residence used for reception or care for a period longer than twenty four (24) hours of three (3) or more children or infants apart from their parents. A nursing home is further defined to mean any institution used for the reception or care of persons who are dependent or not capable of properly caring for themselves and shall be understood to include homes for the aged or infirmed, orphan asylums, refuges and shelters, and also boarding homes caring for three (3) or more women with their children when such children are less than fourteen (14) years of age.
(Ord. 932, 5-14-1974)