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Better than any consultant’s review, maybe even the royal commission, the coronavirus is highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the current aged care system. In the last month we have really appreciated that aged care is substantially resourced for all ...

The operator of a Sydney aged care home at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak has acknowledged that it’s been under extreme pressure as more residents test positive to the disease. “The reasons for [the additional cases] are still being ...

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will zero in on the impact of the novel coronavirus on the aged care sector as it continues operations outside of public settings. The commissioners called for submissions from the general ...

Across the world, the greatest number of COVID-19 deaths are in older people, with many residents in aged care facilities at risk of the disease. Complex health needs associated with multi-morbidity and frailty contribute to their risk. The hands-on provision ...

Aged care providers have called on government to issue a revised statement on the sector’s approach to visitor restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Providers and their representatives made the requests following a webinar with Minister for Aged Care Richard Colbeck ...

An aged care worker from Bodington Residential Aged Care Home in the Blue Mountains (NSW) has tested positive for coronavirus, but health officials say there is no evidence of an outbreak at the facility. Over the weekend, news broke that ...

Senior Australians, their families and carers who seek help or advice about navigating the coronavirus pandemic now have access to a dedicated free call support line. The phone line was set up by the government in conjunction with COTA Australia, ...

Don’t lock residents away from their families. That was the message Prime Minister Scott Morrison and chief medical officer Brendan Murphy sent to aged care providers in an address yesterday. In March, the government limited visitors to aged care facilities ...