bedfast

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity.
2. noun A joint or hook that attaches a bedrail to a headboard or footboard.
3. noun One who is bedfast.

Similar words

bedridden bedrid infirm sick ill sick-abed bed-fast bedbound laid up housebound

Often followed by

and for patients patient or persons in with residents