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Opinion: Too hard to care? Dementia is becoming aged care’s impossible business

If purpose-built dementia units are closing and mainstream providers are turning residents away, the problem isn’t the people – it’s the business model. The sector must decide: walk away or change the rules. Around 60% of aged care residents live with dementia. Most are supported in mainstream services – on AN-ACC funding that providers say doesn’t come close to covering the cost. And t...

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