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  If a resident wishes to come to dinner in their night clothes, they are well within their rights to do so. However, a HelloCare reader is concerned that staff cuts at the aged care facility where they work are forcing busy care workers to make the decision on the resident’s behalf, because it saves... Read More

As Melbourne grapples with outbreaks in aged care homes, there is growing concern for the 15% of aged care residents who remain unprotected. The Department of Health has issued a reminder to staff that they should not work between aged care facilities, and also for families to please give consent. Read More

A study found that physical restraints in the past caused the deaths of a number of elderly residents in aged care facilities. These new finding calls for a wider debate around whether there is any worth in the use of physical restraints in aged care homes. In aged care, physical restraints are sometimes used on... Read More