How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

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

Two childhood friends from Myanmar, now husband and wife in Melbourne, are working together to create a better solution for palliative care in Australian hospitals. Industrial designer and inventor Dr Nyein Aung has teamed up with his wife, geriatrician and endocrinologist Dr Thinn Thinn Khine, to design a simple and cost-effective way to deliver a more patient-centred end-of-life experience. Read More

As Omicron drives the number of COVID-19 cases up to record levels, we are seeing a return of harsh visitor restrictions – which will mean some aged care residents eat Christmas lunch alone in their rooms. Read More