Comparison of people with ABI living in two accommodation settings: shared supported accommodation and residential aged care

Young Australians with an acquired brain injury are more disconnected from their communities when living in aged care nursing homes than group homes according to this research. People with severe acquired brain injury (ABI) often require high and ongoing levels of paid support, which is sometimes provided within a shared supported accommodation service However a large percentage of people with ABI still live in aged care facilities.

Findings of the study have been published in the journal Brain Impairment. You can read the full text here.