Doctors raise alarm over nursing homes ‘no returns’ policy
Older people with a mental illness are being refused re-entry into care facilities, say psychiatrists
Doctors are raising concerns about nursing homes’ “no returns” policy for residents with mental illness.
Two psychiatrists writing in the Medical Journal of Australia have highlighted the case of a 72-year-old man admitted to an inpatient mental health unit for treatment of his schizoaffective disorder
