bed blocker (English, noun)
expansion: bed blocker (plural bed blockers)
Senses:
topics: medicine
sciences
qualifier: public policy
glosses: 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.
tags: UK
derogatory
idiomatic
Forms:
form: bed blockers
tags: plural
form: bed-blocker
tags: alternative
form: bedblocker
tags: alternative