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More retirement communities than ever before are acknowledging the health benefits of companion animals and encouraging residents to own pets, a new report has found.

Older Australians are likely to have lived through a number of global calamities, including World War II, the 1950s polio epidemic, the threat of nuclear war and the global financial crisis during the late 2000s. Now a new worldwide crisis has emerged – coronavirus. This virus is a real problem for older Australians, because the virus’ mortality rate dramatically increases with age.