How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

In Italy, aged care workers have put in specially designed spaces called “hug rooms”, so residents can touch their loved ones for the first time in months. Read More

From Thursday August 27, aged care workers across the country are not allowed to work at two facilities within 14 days of one another. This is in pursuit of reducing the potential spread of the coronavirus. In South Australia the rules are stricter – there’s a total ban on having more than one job in aged care. United Workers Union aged care director Carolyn Smith says this will significantly hurt the industry. Read More

Washing your hands might be something you do every day without giving it much thought. But in the age of coronavirus, hand washing has taken on a new significance. Proper hand washing has been identified as one of the best ways to avoid getting coronavirus and one of the most effective measures to prevent its... Read More