How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

As Melbourne grapples with outbreaks in aged care homes, there is growing concern for the 15% of aged care residents who remain unprotected. The Department of Health has issued a reminder to staff that they should not work between aged care facilities, and also for families to please give consent. Read More

  There is a growing acceptance in Australia that greater transparency around staffing numbers will become part of the aged care landscape in the future. The country’s largest peak body for aged care providers has switched its opposition to ratios to support for a new concept: ‘smart ratios’. The pandemic has exposed the weaknesses in our aged... Read More

With COVID-19 placing a spotlight on the elderly as the age demographic most in need of a vaccine, we have felt compelled to evaluate how well scientists are doing at tailoring immunization strategies for this population Read More