How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

Families have had to struggle to find out about the health of their loved ones living at St Basil’s Fawkner. They are deeply frustrated by what they perceive as buck passing, overly complicated bureaucratic processes, and an alarming lack of preparedness that is putting their loved ones’ lives at risk. Christine Golding was denied communication... Read More

  Many aged care homes in Japan have been in hard lockdown since February, and some families are beginning to worry that the social isolation is causing residents to develop the symptoms of dementia. Japan, which has the world’s oldest population, is facing a ‘third wave’ of COVID-19, meaning aged care homes are extending lockdowns... Read More

An aged care worker in Tasmania failed to tell her employer she went overseas, and returned to work caring for older people in their homes. The woman has been accused of putting older people at risk of contracting coronavirus, working for a week before her employer was alerted to her travel. The woman travelled to... Read More