Aging Boomers Will Jam ERs—Why It’s About to Get Worse | Opinion
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There was that word again on The Pitt : “boarding.” Expect to hear it a lot over the next decade, not just on TV, but in real life as patients are increasingly stuck in the ER when they should have been moved “upstairs” in the hospital. That’s because, increasingly, baby boomers will remain in those beds due to a lack of skilled nursing and assisted living facilities where they can continue care outside the hospital. Boarding is the official term for a lack of facilities at that next level of
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