97% of Australian adults have been exposed to the chickenpox virus and are therefore at risk of developing shingles at some point in their lives. (1) Shingles is caused by the varicella zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. After chickenpox, the varicella zoster virus lays dormant in the nerves and it can reactivate...
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Today it was announced the the CEO of the Aged Care Guild, Cameron O’Reilly, was resigning from the role after two and a half years. O’Reilly will leave his post at the Guild on 14 February, 2018. “My time at the Aged Care Guild has provided a great insight into the challenges facing a sector...
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Labor’s been forced to release 20,000 Home Care Packages, but with 121,000 Aussies waiting for assessment and 4,812 seniors who died waiting for home care last year, it’s nowhere near enough.
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