noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, derogatory, idiomatic
Qualifier: public policy
Topics: medicine, sciences
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