How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

Dementia Australia today called for immediate action to prevent neglect or worse - premature death – and ensure appropriate support and care of people living with dementia in residential aged care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dementia Australia CEO Maree McCabe said while a discussion about the current systemic breakdowns is both valid and necessary, our focus must be on the crisis at hand in Victoria. Read More

With the globe in the grip of the coronavirus pandemic, aged care has been on the front line in the battle to contain the disease. With older people particularly vulnerable to coronavirus and aged care residents living in close confines, aged care facilities world-wide have recorded clusters of cases. In Australia, Dorothy Henderson Lodge had six... Read More

  The federal government has announced that an independent review has begun into COVID-19 outbreaks at Melbourne aged care homes, St Basil’s Home for the Aged and Heritage Care Epping Gardens. According to a Federal Health Department fact sheet, St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Melbourne’s Fawkner has had 183 COVID-19 cases and 44... Read More