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Elderly patients neglected

Ropate Valemei
Tuesday, October 02, 2012

ELDERLY patients are increasingly being neglected after being discharged from St Giles Hospital.

This was revealed by senior nursing sister and training co-ordinator Miliakere Sorovakawalu.

"Our worst case is when children cannot accept their elderly parents after they are discharged," said Ms Sorovakawalu. She said there are about 40 elderly in-patients who are being housed by the hospital for about 25 years.