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Our ‘Thank You for Caring’ series looks to shine a light on aged care workers. It has been a tough 24 months for the sector, so each week we will profile one of the many aged care workers who keep ...
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Death toll soars past 400 mark, more aged care homes record large outbreaks
Victoria has this morning announced 25 new COVID-19 deaths in the state, making it the deadliest day of the pandemic so far. These figures take the national death toll to 421. The state found 282 cases of COVID-19; low figures ...
More »Aged care death rate among highest in the world, government had no plan for sector, royal commission told
The aged care royal commission has heard evidence that the government had no COVID-19 plan for the aged care sector, leading to one of the highest aged care death rates in the world. In his opening remarks on Monday, counsel ...
More »The tale of two systems: The overlap between NDIS and aged care
Amidst myriad issues affecting aged care providers in 2020 one matter that has somewhat stayed under the radar is the overlap of NDIS regulation with the aged care system – in particular for residential aged care operators. The NDIS and ...
More »Ten new aged care deaths, Victoria records deadliest day yet
Victoria has announced 19 deaths due to COVID-19 today, and 322 new cases of the virus on the state’s deadliest day of the pandemic. The new figures, officially released ahead of the Premier’s press conference for the first time, eclipses ...
More »Celebrating Aged Care Employee Day 2020: Thanks for caring
August 7th is Aged Care Employee Day for 2020 and while every day of every year should be used to appreciate aged care workers around Australia, this year more than ever we should take a minute to stop and thank ...
More »‘Don’t tell us what to do’: facilities ignored PPE warnings from GPs
‘Don’t tell us what to do’ was the message Victorian GP Sachin Patel received from aged care facilities. Patel says his practice, Aged Care GP – which services 70 aged care homes in Victoria – has been writing letters to ...
More »‘I see myself as Switzerland’: new workforce council CEO vows to avoid politics and effect change
Last January, the various aged care peak bodies announced the formation of an industry group dedicated to leading the sector’s workforce strategy. The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council was recommended by the Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforce’s report A matter of ...
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