The number of hospital beds 'blocked' by elderly patients well enough to be discharged is 100 times higher than the figure first announced. Last week, the Government said that 6,000 beds were tied ...

A new report from the Center for Rural Policy and Development out of Minnesota shows that demand for long-term care for the elderly will ... says demand for nursing beds won't peak for at least ...

In contrast, by the end of 2023, there were merely 8.2 million beds for elderly care services nationwide, according to official figures.