The Government and the Opposition are debating whether or not the budget contained ‘new’ money for aged care, or if funds have simply been redirected from residential care to more popular home care. The Labor party has criticised the Government’s $5 billion aged care package for simply reallocating funds from residential care to more...
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Despite vaccination providing excellent protection against severe disease, a small proportion of vaccinated people still require ICU care. Therefore some vaccinated people may have a strong preference to mix primarily with other vaccinated people. But what exactly is the risk of catching COVID from someone who’s unvaccinated?
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A new study published in the International Journal of Quality in Health Care is the first to ask Australian residents living in different models of long-term aged care to rate the quality of the care they receive. Participants in the study, the majority of which had a diagnosis of dementia, rated the overall quality of care...
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