How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

The independent adviser appointed to help Newmarch House manage its COVID-19 outbreak will leave his post more than a month earlier than anticipated. My Kinkade was appointed by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission on 7 May for a three-month term. However, Janet Anderson, Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner, wrote to the Newmarch House community... Read More

From Thursday August 27, aged care workers across the country are not allowed to work at two facilities within 14 days of one another. This is in pursuit of reducing the potential spread of the coronavirus. In South Australia the rules are stricter – there’s a total ban on having more than one job in aged care. United Workers Union aged care director Carolyn Smith says this will significantly hurt the industry. Read More

Last month, Dr Rodney Jilek, managing director of Aged Care Consulting and Advisory Services, spent four weeks in Melbourne assisting aged care homes battle outbreaks of COVID-19. Without hesitation, he and his team made the commute to Melbourne to help his colleagues during the unprecedented crisis. He missed spending Father’s Day and his 50th birthday... Read More