AAP General News (Australia)
08-27-2008
Fed: Poll shows baby boomers want alternate nursing homes
A new poll's found most of Australia's baby boomers have no intention of moving into
a nursing home when they get frail.
The Galaxy Poll .. commissioned by charity organisation Benevolent Society .. surveyed
one thousand people aged over 50 in NSW.
It found 75 per cent of respondents would move into a nursing home as a last resort
.. but expected governments to develop alternative forms of aged care.
More than 80 per cent want new style accommodation and care for older people.
AAP RTV sld/rl/crh/bart
KEYWORD: AGED POLL (CANBERRA)
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