Expanding suicide prevention frameworks to include aged care residents, aligning nursing home life with community living, and improving residents’ access to mental heath services will be key.
- Research fellow, Monash University
Around 140 Australian nursing-home residents have taken their own lives between 2000 and 2013, our new study shows.
The rising global prevalence of dementia, particularly in the nursing home population, means aggressive behaviours between residents will increasingly be an issue.
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