How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

This is an opinion piece by Anton Hutchinson, it should not be read as an editorial story by HelloCare. There is a sad lack of understanding about what is going on with nursing homes or “Residential Aged Care Facilities*”. My family has owned and operated a highly regarded facility that cares for resident’s living essentially... Read More

  Geriatrician Kate Gregorevic spoke to HelloCare as she rushed from work at the hospital to her home, where she would be relieving her husband of his home-schooling responsibilities for their three young children. “It’s so hard for everyone in Melbourne right now,” she admitted of the stage-4 lockdown restrictions. Dr Gregorevic works at Royal Melbourne... Read More

The Covid-19 disaster sweeping through aged care has no doubt prompted plenty of family and friends to plan a ‘rescue’ mission for their loved one from a facility. Even before an alarming number of elderly Australians started contracting and or dying from the disease, families were starting to work through the process that could be involved. Read More