An aged care worker has been sentenced to 17 months’ detention for repeatedly hitting a frail and elderly resident. Though the details of this case are deeply distressing, we believe that cases like this need to be brought to light, firstly, to ensure the perpetrators can’t repeat their crimes, but also to raise awareness that...
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Aged care provider BaptistCare and the families of BaptistCare residents have written open letters to the PM which call for drastic changes to COVID isolation protocols. The letters also highlight that aged care has been underfunded since well before the pandemic.
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The death of a family member can be one of the most significant and difficult moments of a person’s life. Unfortunately, the finality of death assures that there will be no second chances regarding your opportunity to pay your respects, or do what you feel is necessary to honour a person’s passing. Aged care facilities...
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