How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

Victorian aged care residents are being locked in their rooms, residents are being forced to celebrate milestone birthdays behind a pane of glass, and some homes are still banning visitors – even though visits are permitted if they deliver care and support to the resident. Read More

  The royal commission’s report on the aged care sector’s failed response to the pandemic does not go far enough and a full inquiry should be held, says a leading aged care expert. The report by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety on the aged care sector’s response to COVID-19 was written... Read More

As of mid-May this year, only 14% of all of Japan’s coronavirus deaths had occured in aged care homes. This compares to many western countries, where care home deaths make up well over 40% of coronavirus deaths. In Australia as at yesterday it was 69%, a number highlighted by Peter Rozen QC at the Royal Commission into Aged Care and Safety (and reported by HelloCare in August) as one of the highest in the world. Read More