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(chiefly UK, idiomatic, derogatory, medicine, public policy) An elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.
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bed blocker
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bed blocker
noun
(chiefly
UK,
idiomatic,
derogatory,
medicine,
public
policy)
An
elderly
hospitalized
person
who
is
too
infirm
to
return
home
but
not
sufficiently
ill
to
necessitate
continued
hospitalization,
creating
a
situation
in
which
his
or
her
hospital
stay
is
prolonged
while
authorities
or
relatives
search
for
a
suitable
placement
amid
the
scarce
resources
of
nursing
homes
or
other
long-term
care
facilities.
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(chiefly
UK,
idiomatic,
derogatory,
medicine,
public
policy)
An
elderly
hospitalized
person
who
is
too
infirm
to
return
home
but
not
sufficiently
ill
to
necessitate
continued
hospitalization,
creating
a
situation
in
which
his
or
her
hospital
stay
is
prolonged
while
authorities
or
relatives
search
for
a
suitable
placement
amid
the
scarce
resources
of
nursing
homes
or
other
long-term
care
facilities.