Aged care hospitalisation rates up, royal commission research finds

Geraldine Cardozo
Updated February 8 2021 - 11:35pm, first published 9:00am
A third of aged-care residents sent to emergency each year
A third of aged-care residents sent to emergency each year

More than a third of Australian nursing home residents presented to an emergency department at least once in 2018-19.

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Geraldine Cardozo

Geraldine Cardozo

Features Editor - The Senior

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