Young people neglected in aged care 'hell'

Younger people with a disability should not be forced to live in nursing homes, a shocked royal commissioner says.

Catherine Roche says her husband would still be alive if he hadn't been forced into aged care. (AAP) Source: AAP

Younger people who view their lives in nursing homes as "hell" and "a prison sentence" have been neglected and left isolated, a royal commission says.

They are the lost and hidden Australians the aged care royal commission maintains should not be forced into nursing homes.

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