English Dictionary

bed blocker

名詞

イギリス英語 軽蔑的 慣用表現

(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.

日本語の意味

高齢で体力が衰えた入院患者で、退院するには十分健康ではないものの、継続入院が必要ないために、適切な介護施設や看護施設が見つからず、結果的に病院のベッドを不必要に占有してしまう人物

She remained a bed blocker for weeks, too frail to return home but not ill enough to justify continued hospitalization, while authorities scrambled to find a suitable care placement.

彼女は退院先の介護施設が見つからず何週間も病院の病床を占有していた。自宅に戻るには衰弱しすぎているが、入院を続けるほど重症でもなく、関係者は適切な長期療養先を見つけるために奔走していた。

意味（1）

(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.

A 72-year-old bed blocker was yesterday ordered to vacate the hospital bed he has refused to leave for three years, despite being in good health.

bed blockers （ plural ）