How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

The mother of two men working as removalists, who travelled through regional NSW while infected with COVID-19, has died at home – only days after being diagnosed with the illness. Read More

Five new COVID-19 testing teams will be deployed to screen staff and residents in residential services located across Victoria’s COVID-19 Metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire. Aspen Medical has been engaged by the Department to establish the mobile teams who will collect specimens, with Sonic Healthcare undertaking testing. Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians,... Read More

News of a one-month extension of Australian Defence Force (ADF) workforce support has been welcomed by the aged care sector, but providers and unions warn that solutions to staff shortages currently being put forward by Government are simply not enough to make a significant impact on the aged care workforce crisis. Read More