How To Safely Wear PPE In Aged Care

  The government has extended the time a resident can move out of an aged care facility without penalty during COVID-19. Many families have made the decision to take their loved ones out of residential aged care during the pandemic due to the alarmingly high rates of infection occurring in these homes. More than 2,000... Read More

The daughter of a 95-year-old man has told a Melbourne radio station that the past year’s lockdown restrictions in aged care homes has taken a devastating toll on her father’s health: “He aged probably 10 years,” she said. 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