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Moving from a family home onto Residential aged care (RAC) is a major life transition for older people. It can be difficult and stressful for all involved, and there is often grief and loss which accompanies change as we age.
Forgotten Australians/Care Leavers are the 500,000+ adult survivors of institutional care homes in Australia during the last century (orphanages, foster homes and institutions). They are the now-adult children who were separated from their families.
It can be difficult for many people when an older person transitions into Residential Aged Care (RAC). Family members, carers or friends are very likely to experience grief and loss as they encounter change, and a different way of life emerges. Somet
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