3 ways to transform our ‘Soviet-style’ aged-care mess
Australia’s aged-care system is in sore need of transformation. This is becoming increasingly clear. If the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety —…
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Greenlight for pharmacists to administer vax in care homes: WA
The state government has approved a Pharmaceutical Society of Australia request to extend pharmacists' operations.
11,000 doctors and scientists demand end to COVID-19 lockdowns
They claim the elderly and vulnerable can still be protected while the rest of society opens up.
‘No clear plan’: Government’s COVID-19 response for aged care
The government lacked a clear plan for protecting residents, the Aged Care Royal Commission says.
Urgent aged-care coronavirus measures on the way
The royal commission is fast-tracking its recommendations on protecting elderly residents from the virus.
Old lives matter – How the Federal Government has failed on aged care
The unmitigated tragedy which is coronavirus in aged care facilities in Victoria was inevitable. Not, as suggested by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Minister…
GP records ‘don’t match’ aged care medication charts for 95% of residents
Researcher Professor Meredith Makeham is blaming poor information sharing between aged care and GP practices.
‘You can get me into bed any old time’: My mother’s plan to die laughing
A few weeks ago, I got a message to call the rehab hospital in Arizona where my 93-year-old mother was receiving therapy, post-hip fracture. As…
Plan for pop-up emergency centres if COVID-19 surges
Prime Minster Scott Morrison says the plan will be triggered if the number of national cases rise to Victoria's level.
Scale of aged-care crisis revealed: Vic
The Victorian Aged Care Response Centre's latest report shows the pandemic has claimed 295 lives in aged care and lead to 700 hospitalisations.
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