How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

  The federal government has announced that an independent review has begun into COVID-19 outbreaks at Melbourne aged care homes, St Basil’s Home for the Aged and Heritage Care Epping Gardens. According to a Federal Health Department fact sheet, St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Melbourne’s Fawkner has had 183 COVID-19 cases and 44... Read More

As COVID-19 outbreaks in Victoria and now in NSW continue to emerge, it is crucial that all home care service providers maintain vigilance to prevent the introduction of COVID-19 into their services. Given the current risk of COVID-19 now in the community, NSW Health has recommended the implementation of new measures. Read More

A review of the COVID-19 outbreak at Dorothy Henderson Lodge has concluded that infection control practices should be embedded into the culture of aged care homes, and all aged care staff in Australia should receive nationally consistent infection control training. Infection prevention and control (IPC) was “often neglected” in aged care homes, said the author... Read More