Like many large, older nursing homes, the facility is plagued with empty beds.

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County jails have more than 21, 000 empty beds of their own.

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Coun Stuart Egan, the Vale's cabinet member for adults, claims money has been spent on 12 empty beds "for many years" at Barry's Ty Dyfan care home.

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Today, because Medicare pays for admissions no matter what the cause, the current system perversely encourages round trips to the hospital, especially in poor performing facilities with lots of empty beds.

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It now boasts 12, 000 empty beds.

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Hotels had empty beds.

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But the scheme has been so successful that many beds earmarked for heart patients are now lying empty.

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Despite the desirability of lie-flat beds, entertainment and fancy-meal service in business class, there are lots of empty seats to auction off.

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The first night we slept in a school, the second night in an empty building and last night we made use of a Government house with enough beds for half of the group.

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