NDIS participants like Alicia stuck in hospitals waiting for homes as specialist housing sits vacant, advocacy groups say

Source: ABC News – Elizabeth Wright & Alison Branley | Photo: Chris Le Page

Alicia Appleby is 38 years old but she’s been living in a geriatric ward in a Melbourne hospital for more than 260 days.

Ms Appleby has had two strokes, has a mild intellectual disability and needs constant care.