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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Gabriel Fowler

One in five nursing homes serving up less than $10 worth of food per day

BaptistCare Warabrook Centre resident Gary Turbit sitting down to a Sunday lunch. Picture by Gabriel Fowler

AS food quality and nutrition in nursing homes comes into sharper focus, more than one in five Hunter Central Coast residential care services have reported spending $10 or less per day per resident on fresh food.

Figures compiled exclusively for the Newcastle Herald reveal that 25 of the region's 110 nursing homes failed to meet the benchmark in the two years to June 12, 2024.

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