How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission rejects claims in today’s The Australian newspaper that the Commission did not act appropriately in relation to Victorian aged care providers that failed to meet required safety standards during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in that state. Commissioner Janet Anderson PSM said the Aged Care Quality and... Read More

The Australian Government is establishing a Victorian Aged Care Response Centre to co-ordinate and expand resources to tackle the challenge of COVID-19 in age care services. The Victorian Aged Care Response Centre will bring together Commonwealth and State government agencies at the State Control Centre in Melbourne in a co-ordinated effort to manage the impact... Read More

The doctor who gave two aged care residents an incorrect dose of the COVID-19 vaccine did not complete the required training. The matter is now being investigated by Healthcare Australia, who employed the doctor and is implementing the vaccine rollout. Read More