The Observer's Dignity at home campaign, looking at the pressing need for more dignified, high-quality care for many thousands of frail and elderly people who are struggling to remain in their own homes rather than be forced into expensive care homes
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Thousands of elderly patients who are routinely placed in nursing homes after leaving hospital would be able to live independently if they were sent home instead and received medical care in the comfort of their own homes, ministers will be told this week.