With more and more wound care taking place in a community setting, we sit down with Jan Rice, a wound care expert, to find out more about effective wound management in the real world of aged care.
In line with a COVIDSafe Australia guidance, the Commission has re-commenced conducting unannounced visits to aged care services. While we have undertaken risk-based site visits throughout the pandemic, as a temporary measure from 16 March 2020 we introduced a short period of notice (less than 48 hours) prior to visiting a site to minimise infection...
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There is simply not enough staff to carry out all the daily duties in residential aged care facilities. Not having the necessary number of workers to care for the elderly means essential care is missed. I will start by describing a morning in a RACF that I don’t believe has ever been documented in any detail....
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The Victorian government is hoping that a new $1,500 cash incentive will encourage Victorians to stay home when feeling sick after a recent spike in coronavirus cases across the state forced the authorities to tighten restrictions once again. Those who are eligible to receive the $1,500 payments include Victorians who have tested positive for...
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