The Minister for Aged Care has revealed that new regulations for the use of chemical and physical restraints in nursing homes will be announced in a matter of weeks. The announcement came on the eve of the Aged Care Royal Commission, and also in the wake of horrifying reports on the ABC of use...
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Pharmacists may not be able to supply free rapid antigen tests to lower income Australians and pensioners under the government’s proposed new scheme. This follows the government warning it will not supply the free tests to chemists, and the pharmacists not knowing how much they will be reimbursed for each test.
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The independent report into the Oakden Aged Care scandal that has had everyone in the South Australian government, as well as the aged care sector, on their toes has finally been released. Oakden Older Persons Mental Health Service was shut down after it was found that they were mistreating and abusing their dementia patients. It...
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