I have been in or at home.

[tufguy]

I have been in home for the last one year.

I have been at home for the last one year.

Please check.

 

[Rover_KE]

'I have been at home for the last year' is natural.

 

[Rover_KE]

'... in a home' is used, but it means 'in a care/nursing/old people's/convalescent home'.

 

[tufguy]

'... in a home' is used, but it means 'in a care/nursing/old people's/convalescent home'.

Can I use it as I am being treated at the moment?

 

[emsr2d2]

Only if you live permanently at the "home" in question. If you're just in hospital for a short time for treatment, then say "I've been in hospital for a week/month".

 

[tufguy]

Only if you live permanently at the "home" in question. If you're just in hospital for a short time for treatment, then say "I've been in hospital for a week/month".

Okay so I can say it because I have been at home for the last one year. By permanently you mean continuously during the treatment I think.

 

[emsr2d2]

Did you notice that Rover already changed "for the last one year"? Re-read post #2.

By "permanently", I mean "permanently"! When people move into a nursing home, they leave their own home/family home and they move all their belongings into the nursing/convalescent home. The expectation is that they will then live there for the rest of their lives.

 

[tufguy]

Did you notice that Rover already changed "for the last one year"? Re-read post #2.

By "permanently", I mean "permanently"! When people move into a nursing home, they leave their own home/family home and they move all their belongings into the nursing/convalescent home. The expectation is that they will then live there for the rest of their lives.

Okay, so we need to use "At home" only.

 

[emsr2d2]

If you're talking about a normal house, where you live alone or you live with your family, yes. That's what "at home" means - "in the house where I live".

As we've explained, "in a home" suggests some kind of care facility.

 

[GoesStation]

If you're talking about a normal house, where you live alone or you live with your family, yes. That's what "at home" means - "in the house where I live".

As we've explained, "in a home" suggests some kind of care facility.

Tufguy, there's an implied adjective in the phrase in a home. It's a shorter way to say in a rest home or in a convalescent home. These are special uses of the word "home" which shouldn't be confused with home meaning the house I live in.​

We rarely use home by itself to mean "care facility" in AmE. We call them nursing homes or assisted living centers.