Violent aged care assaults/deaths not reported because of loophole

EW
February 20 2019 - 10:14am
VULNERABLE: Assault an increasing fact of life in Australian nursing homes. Image: Shutterstock
VULNERABLE: Assault an increasing fact of life in Australian nursing homes. Image: Shutterstock

NURSING home residents are at risk of injury and death from assaults carried out by other patients as violence increasingly becomes an everyday part of care.

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Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805

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