noun
bedridden elderly person
Refers to an older person who is confined to bed due to illness or disability. Often used in social welfare and caregiving contexts.
寝たきり老人の介護は大変だ。
Caring for a bedridden elderly person is tough.
寝たきり老人が増えている。
The number of bedridden elderly people is increasing.
寝たきり is the state of being bedridden, while 寝たきり老人 specifically refers to a bedridden elderly person.
Compound of 寝たきり (netakiri, 'bedridden') and 老人 (rōjin, 'elderly person').