How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

Do staff need to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when providing aged care services to a suspected COVID-19 case who is awaiting test results? Aged care workers should wear appropriate PPE when they are providing care to suspected case/s of COVID-19 who are awaiting test results in the interim until their test results are confirmed... Read More

  The government is moving too slowly to respond to the royal commission’s recommendations, and the shadow minister for aged care is concerned Australia could miss its chance for major reform. Speaking at Leading Aged Services Australia’s (LASA’s) Ten Days of Congress, Julie Collins MP, Shadow Minister for Ageing and Seniors, said she was “really... Read More

The coronavirus pandemic is placing an enormous strain on medical resources all around the globe, but no country is being forced to make tougher decisions than Italy. With over 6,000 deaths and close to 64,000 confirmed cases, Italian doctors and healthcare workers are being forced into a position where they are having to decide who... Read More