And it wasn't so long ago that he said the average length of stay at shelters for families with children is increasing because the facilities are so nice.

WSJ: One Night in the HELP Women's Shelter

U. make their own checklists for what they thought should be done each day improved the consistency of care to the point that, within a few weeks, the average length of patient stay in intensive care dropped by half.

NEWYORKER: The Checklist

The average length of a hospital stay is about a week but more than half (57%) of dementia patients with a broken or fractured hip stayed two weeks or more.

BBC: Dementia patient care criticised