. SYDNEY, NSW / The Australian / March 26, 2009 By Patricia Karvelas ABOUT 470 special places will be created to help old people regain their independence after a hospital stay in a Rudd Government push to help elderly people in their homes. Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot will today announce the transition care places, which can be provided for a maximum of 12 weeks, with a possible extension of another six weeks, either in the client’s own home or in a bed-based residential setting.

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