This is the 6 step plan we need for aged care
As deaths in aged care continue to rise, the community may find the Morrison government’s announcement of an additional $171.5 million to boost its response…
Tag: Aged care
Hospital in the nursing home failed in COVID outbreak: inquiry
A review into the Newmarch House outbreak has found the program was compromised by lack of staff.
Call for national audit of aged care
The AMA has made the plea following the deaths of hundreds of elderly residents 'without family by their side'
Aged care hotspots fragile but stable, says PM
Scott Morrison reveals staffing issues and the disposal of personal protective equipment are still a daily struggle.
Royal Commission calls for capitation for GP aged care services
However, the RACGP says its scheme could burden practices and undermine existing care.
‘Too slow, too little and too confused’: How we failed aged care residents
Professor Joseph Ibrahim says residents with COVID-19 should be in hospital.
We’re all to blame for aged care’s coronavirus tragedy
The way we care for older Australians lines up with the way we care for Indigenous Australians, Australians with mental illness and illegal immigrants. Each…
Doctors tell of ‘struggles’ in worst-hit aged care facilities
Emergency field doctor Professor John Moloney says residents are being taken to hospital in a very frail state.
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Doctors call for royal commission into Vic’s pandemic response
AMA Victoria president Associate Professor Julian Rait says a wide ranging inquiry is needed so errors can be identified quickly.
Nursing home staff used 800 sets of PPE a day, reveals report
Nearly one in four residents at Sydney's Dorothy Henderson Lodge contracted the virus.
