How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

An aged care worker in Tasmania failed to tell her employer she went overseas, and returned to work caring for older people in their homes. The woman has been accused of putting older people at risk of contracting coronavirus, working for a week before her employer was alerted to her travel. The woman travelled to... Read More

Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic first swept across the globe, infection prevention and control remain a key focus for aged care providers in light of widespread pandemic fatigue. Read More

  The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission will not be making unannounced visits to aged care facilities while tough social distancing and infection control restrictions are in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Quality Commissioner, Janet Anderson PSM, told HelloCare the commission is adopting new procedures to ensure it can adhere to infection control... Read More