How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

The Morrison Government must urgently assure all Australians that residential aged care facilities are safe and prepared for COVID-19. It is deeply concerning a facility in Essendon with the largest outbreak of COVID-19 in aged care has not been audited by the Morrison Government’s aged care regulator in more than three years. This was despite... Read More

Over the weekend, Sydney recorded its third fatality from the coronavirus, after an 82-year-old former resident of an aged care facility passed away. One resident of the same facility, Baptist Care’s Dorothy Henderson Lodge, died last week from the virus and another two residents remain in hospital but are said to be in a stable... Read More

The cluster of COVID-19 cases at Melbourne’s Menarock Life aged care facility has grown to 28, and all 14 infected residents have been transferred to hospital for treatment. The other 21 Menarock residents are being re-tested for the deadly virus, according to a statement from the aged care provider. Menarock has employed an infection control coordinator on site,... Read More