bed blocker

A derogatory term for a person in a hospital, typically an older patient, who is unable to live alone but no longer needs hospital treatment, thus occupying a bed that more needy patients might otherwise use. Primarily heard in UK. The nursing staff is starting to gripe about all the bed blockers.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Reine	RHEN	French
Eloise
Bronwyn	-	Welsh
Gabriels	-	Latvian
Milo	MIE-lo (English)	English, Ancient Germanic
Kapena	-	Hawaiian