The federal government has teamed up with tech company Mable to bolster the residential aged care workforce in emergency situations. Two aged care homes with large COVID-19 outbreaks have experienced workforce shortages due to the virus. First at a BaptistCare ...
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The Sydney aged care home in the midst of a large coronavirus outbreak has been promised “unlimited workforce support”, including PPE, by the government as it struggles to provide care with 55 staff in isolation. This comes as the WHO ...
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accused an aged care worker of lying about their contacts after testing positive for COVID-19. Last week, the Tasmanian government closed two hospitals because of a case of coronavirus putting at least 1200 hospital staff ...
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An aged care worker at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak at another Sydney aged care home is said to be “incredibly distraught”, while police say they will investigate the outbreak for any “reckless intent”. Anglicare’s Newmarch House aged care ...
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A group of palliative care experts from across Australia and New Zealand are coming together to bolster the Australian response to COVID-19 and provide the best end-of-life care possible during this once in a lifetime pandemic. The Flinders Research Centre ...
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Two more deaths confirmed on Sunday night takes the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 35, with a reported 5,687 cases nationwide – an increase of 139 since Saturday. Both were men in their 80s and it has been reported by ...
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Dealing with the news media at any time is stressful for many in the aged care sector, let alone during a major crisis. But by understanding the media better, their requirements and how to avoid a few invisible traps, encounters ...
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The current restrictions placed on our social lives offers a prime opportunity for older Australians to take advantage of new technologies aimed at staying socially connected. That is according to CQUniversity researcher Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow Dr Lynne Parkinson, who ...
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