Clinical issues - appropriateness of or need for residential care
The decision
- Deciding whether an older person needs residential aged care (versus supported community living) is a structured clinical and psychosocial judgement, not a decision based on age or diagnosis alone
- Demand for residential care is rising with the ageing population, but most older people strongly prefer to remain at home for as long as safely possible - the decision should reflect this preference, not override it by default
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