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Caring for elderly Australians in a home-like setting can reduce hospital visits

  • Written by: Suzanne Dyer, Senior Research Fellow, Flinders University
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A new study out today has found residents with dementia in aged-care facilities that provide a home-like model of care have a better quality of life and fewer hospitalisations than those living in more standard facilities. We also...

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