Australian researchers make the link between squalor and brain damage

By Aisha Dow
Updated January 16 2016 - 11:08am, first published 9:30am
Hospital workers visiting the home of a 79-year-old woman from the Caulfield area found the skeleton of a dead dog, rooms piled with rubbish and discarded cigarettes. Photo: Supplied
Hospital workers visiting the home of a 79-year-old woman from the Caulfield area found the skeleton of a dead dog, rooms piled with rubbish and discarded cigarettes. Photo: Supplied
Meal on Wheels containers piled up in the fridge of a 79-year-old Caulfield woman. Photo: Supplied
Meal on Wheels containers piled up in the fridge of a 79-year-old Caulfield woman. Photo: Supplied
The home of a 79-year-old woman from the Caulfield area who had been living in squalor. Photo: Supplied
The home of a 79-year-old woman from the Caulfield area who had been living in squalor. Photo: Supplied
Husband and wife team Steven Penn and Lorinda de Regt-Penn run a forensic cleaning team that works in squalid properties. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Husband and wife team Steven Penn and Lorinda de Regt-Penn run a forensic cleaning team that works in squalid properties. Photo: Simon O'Dwyer
Rubbish piled up in the house of an elderly woman in the Caulfield area. Her family had no idea of the conditions. Photo: Supplied
Rubbish piled up in the house of an elderly woman in the Caulfield area. Her family had no idea of the conditions. Photo: Supplied

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