Hunter New England Health is closing beds at its Muswellbrook aged care unit to make way for a multi-million dollar Emergency Department.
Residents are outraged over the decision, which means families are moving their loved ones out of town to access care.
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It’s always with great sadness that you read about anything affecting beds for aged care. Certainly, forcing people to travel further to visit their loved ones is never going to be a popular decision.
It is understandable that a new emergency department might be handy in Muswellbrook but we need accessibility to more beds not less beds for the elderly.