Criterion’s second Governance in Aged Care conference kicked off online on Wednesday morning with two powerful speakers who both emphasised the importance of culture in aged care. In a sector still reeling from the structiny of a royal commission and in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, weaknesses in corporate governance have been under...
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Reforms to the aged care sector will see aged care facilities staff Registered Nurses (RNs) 24/7 to improve the quality of care, but a national palliative care peak body has said there’s a missed opportunity to improve that care even more.
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As Australia braced itself for the devastating effects of a pandemic, nursing homes around the country held strong as our last line of defence in protecting this country’s most vulnerable people. The heightened level of risk required an equally cautious approach to safety protocols, and visitor restriction became a necessary evil amongst stringent infection...
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