Young patients say they are 'stuck' in the aged care system

Complications during surgery landed artist Sam Petersen in a nursing home in her 20s

Complications during surgery landed artist Sam Petersen in a nursing home in her 20s Source: SBS

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

There are about 6000 people under 65 in the aged care system because there is no room for them in hospitals.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

A screenshot of the video announcement by Al-Fateh Qurashi Bashir, RSF spokesman (AP).jpg
A teenage boy interacting with his mobile phone
Party Time co-hosts featured wearing party hats
Election 2025 NYC Mayor

Recommended for you

A composite image showing an Australian passport in the right field, while a hand holds aloft the United Kingdom passport in front of an American flag.
A farmer wearing a cap squats in a freshly tilled field, surrounded by superimposed images of small, diseased potatoes. An inset graphic shows a magnified, colour-enhanced image of potato mop top virus particles.
A homeless woman sits on the ground in front of a man pulling cash out of an ATM.
A night-time view of a jewellery store window features a large, bright blue neon sign that reads “WE BUY GOLD“ and a brightly lit display of necklaces, rings, and bracelets on blue velvet busts, with a prominent floral arrangement to the left.
Two birds with yellow beaks and a black bird in front of an eye and a stormy sky
A collage with a sign that reads “Centrelink“ in the right field, and a woman holding a baby looking sad in the right field. In the foreground is a line graph going up, and some Australian dollars.
A couple is seated in a living room, with a woman in a black and red embroidered dress and hijab holding a phone, next to a man in a white t-shirt and dark shorts. They are positioned behind a large platter of baklava and other sweets, with a Palestinian flag visible in the background.
Mahmoud Abbas, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are edited onto a scene of rubble and destruction in Gaza.

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News
facebook
X (Twitter)
instagram
youtube
tiktok
rss
Download our apps
SBS News
iOSAndroid
SBS Audio
iOSAndroid
SBS On Demand
iOSAndroid
Listen to our podcasts
SBS News Update
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
SBS News In Depth
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
SBS On the Money
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
SBS News in Easy English
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.
Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch nowOn Demand
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world