How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

Victoria has recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic yet, with the Department of Health and Human Services reporting 25 deaths in the last 24 hours. Of the 25, 22 deaths were associated with outbreaks in aged care facilities. There were also 282 new cases recorded, indicating infection growth rates are beginning to ease in... Read More

  Graeme Prior was driven to take up running again four weeks ago. The aged care organisation he founded a quarter of a century ago was fighting a battle with COVID-19, and he wasn’t getting a lot of sleep. For the chartered accountant who found his calling in aged care, the last twelve months, with... Read More

  The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is calling for a temporary ban on all non-essential visits to chronically understaffed nursing homes, in a concerted, community-led effort to shield vulnerable older Australians from the COVID-19 global pandemic. ANMF Acting Federal Secretary, Lori-Anne Sharp, said to properly protect nursing home residents, the Government must provide... Read More