bed-blocking
noun
the use of hospital beds by elderly patients who cannot leave hospital because they have no place in a residential care home
bed-blocker
-
a word derived from
bed-blocking.
Example Sentences
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"He was treated as a bed-blocker; it was believed that he was malingering for accommodation," Fraser's barrister said.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2014
