In line with a COVIDSafe Australia guidance, the Commission has re-commenced conducting unannounced visits to aged care services. While we have undertaken risk-based site visits throughout the pandemic, as a temporary measure from 16 March 2020 we introduced a short period of notice (less than 48 hours) prior to visiting a site to minimise infection...
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Quality in aged care has come into question at many Australian facilities, especially in light of extensive media reports of abuse, neglect, poor quality food and poor staffing. Speaking at the Quality in Aged Care conference in Sydney was Amy Laffan from the Department of Health. Amy explained that “the most valuable experience you will...
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There wasn’t a dry eye in the building last week as an elderly couple who had been married for 67-years were finally reunited after being forced apart for five weeks due to COVID-19. Joyce Hoffman, 90, had been living alongside her beloved husband Don in the Hooverwood Living retirement community in the US, before testing...
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