How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

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

  The ban that prevents Victorian aged care staff from working across multiple facilities has been extended for one month and could be further extended if the government considers it necessary. The Department of Health has extended the period its ‘Guiding Principles for residential aged care – keeping Victorian residents and workers safe’ will be... Read More

Victoria’s active cases have dipped below 300 for the first time since June this week, and there is a sense the state is emerging from the crisis. Whilst the numbers are improving there are still 79 active cases in aged care homes across the state – that’s 27 per cent of active cases. New cases are... Read More