'It felt like a prison' – too many young Australians are still stuck in nursing homes
- Written by Libby Callaway, Senior Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University
Most young people who enter aged care do so after acquiring a disability and need high levels of support.Heiko Kueverling/ShutterstockThe Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety turns its attention this week to hearings focused on younger people with disabilities living in residential aged care facilities.
Around 6,000 Australians aged...