How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

  By Shir Shimoni, King’s College London The elderly have come to occupy a central place in our news bulletins these days. Headlines were quick to inform the public that the highest mortality rate from COVID-19 is in people aged 70 and over. Experts have repeatedly announced that the pandemic is severe and the virus is... Read More

Residential aged care residents and workers are among the first people in Australia to be offered a COVID-19 vaccine. Read More

Single use face shields are being distributed from the National Medical Stockpile (NMS) to all residential aged care facilities in Victoria. Facilities will be directly contacted by delivery providers to receive the allocated face shields over the coming days, with priority distribution to Greater Melbourne and Mitchell Shire. Read More