September 4, 2026 — 7:00pm

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In January, 90-year-old Joan Rodriquez fell off a chair and hit her head on her tiled kitchen floor.

The artist – who cut her elbow and bruised her left leg and hip – pressed the emergency alarm on her watch and was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital by ambulance.

But instead of being admitted as a patient, she was assessed by an emergency doctor and a geriatrician and sent home with a comprehensive team of health professionals.

“For older people, the longer you stay in hospital the less function you maintain,”…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU