How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

  The ban that prevents Victorian aged care staff from working across multiple facilities has been extended for one month and could be further extended if the government considers it necessary. The Department of Health has extended the period its ‘Guiding Principles for residential aged care – keeping Victorian residents and workers safe’ will be... Read More

It is important for the public to understand that this Royal Commission is not able, and is not intending, to conduct a full inquiry into that impact. We simply do not have the resources or time to conduct an inquiry that would do justice to the issues which have arisen so far and continue to change and develop. The issues associated with the impacts of COVID-19 in aged care warrant an inquiry of their own. Read More

Aged care facilities should not be banning all visitors, but should be complying with the government’s “clear and sensible” guidelines, Australia’s peak body for older people has said. A statement from Council on the Ageing said some aged care providers are using the new restrictions as an “excuse” for “unacceptable restraint on the rights of... Read More