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Nursing home residents endure five days without mains power after storm cut supply

An aged care home in the Adelaide Hills remains without mains power supply five days after storms caused significant damage across South Australia, prompting concerns and criticism over the facility's response.

State member for Heysen Josh Teague said residents at the Estia nursing home at Aldgate who rely on electric beds had been forced to sleep in chairs, and that a generator was only powering part of the facility.

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