The figure is almost triple the number of assaults recorded a decade earlier, Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) data reveal.
Aged care assaults increase in NSW
Assaults reported at aged care homes in NSW have risen to the highest level in a decade, with more than 900 incidents recorded last financial year 2022/23).
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