Last night’s Four Corners again detailed harrowing personal stories of families and elderly people who have experienced first-hand the failures of the Australian aged care sector. With mistreatment, incompetence and systemic failure laid bare, the pressure for change is growing. Yesterday we wrote about the rough handling of Ed Robin’s mother, who was 92 years...
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The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will hold special hearings into the aged care sector’s response to COVID-19, but it will not investigate the situation in Victoria in order to avoid creating an unnecessary distraction while the crisis is still underway. The hearings will be held from 10 to 13 August...
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Early on, it appeared that the majority of people infected with the coronavirus experienced mild-to-moderate symptoms and generally recovered within weeks. However, it’s become clear that some people continue to experience symptoms beyond the acute phase of infection.
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