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Stroke patient hospitalized 16 months faces distant care home placement
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- John Russell, 80, from Oban, was admitted to hospital last year after suffering a stroke.
- He has been in hospital for 16 months and could be placed in an Edinburgh care home 100 miles away.
- His wife Teresa, 79, said she could care for him at home with help but discharge was delayed and his health deteriorated.
- The health partnership said arranging 24-hour home care in remote rural areas is challenging.
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