Europe has regularly inspired us with its creative and compassionate approach to aged care, and Scandinavian countries are known for their high-quality government funded public services. At last week’s Criterion Designing and Developing Retirement Living and Residential Aged Care conference, those in attendance heard how the Danish city of Allborg is combining the two –...
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It will now be mandatory for every aged care provider to offer the flu vaccine to every single worker. For nurses and aged care workers refusing to get a flu vaccination they will be moved to different wards or even banned from shifts under a radical plan by the Turnbull Government to to maximise protection...
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All industries have been impacted in some shape or form due to COVID-19, but few have felt the impact quite like the senior, or aged, care industry. The combination of a population at a unique risk to the disease, as well as our initial lack of scientific understanding of the disease, have led to a lot of loss, and uncertainty about how well these facilities can protect their residents.
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