How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

  Last night’s Q&A heard from a panel of healthcare experts who are tackling COVID-19 from the front line. The doctors and nurses described a serious shortage of protective equipment, and provided observations that could only be made by those who have experienced COVID-19 up close. Dr Lucy Morgan, a respiratory physician at Nepean Hospital,... Read More

  The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has commenced nation-wide auditing of aged care facilities that failed to meet infection control quality standards. Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner, Janet Anderson PSM, told HelloCare, “The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is taking a proportionate risk-based approach in responding to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation. ... Read More

As the entire planet finds itself in the midst of a battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, aged care workers stand as the last line of defence for the most vulnerable members of society. Soaring death tolls have put the well being of elderly people at the forefront of people’s minds in recent weeks – and... Read More