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
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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