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Aged care assaults increase in NSW

Assaults reported at aged care homes in NSW have risen to the highest level in a decade, with more than 900 incidents recorded last financial year 2022/23).

Published: 22 April 2024
  • national
  • 22 April 2024
  • ABC News

The figure is almost triple the number of assaults recorded a decade earlier, Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) data reveal.