An aged care nurse working in Rockhampton has been called out by the Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk for continuing to show up to work while symptomatic and awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test. “Honestly, a nurse should know better,” ...

The peak bodies and consumer groups that represent the aged care sector have released their finalised industry code for guiding providers through the coronavirus pandemic and allowing families to be reunited with loved ones. The sector has been divided on ...

Aged care providers remain steadfast in their belief that visitor restrictions are supported by those in the sector and the wider community, and have released more research to back it up. Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) yesterday said its national ...

The United Workers Union has launched a national campaign to get aged care providers and the federal government to fund paid COVID-19 leave for front-line aged care staff. In light of major COVID-19 outbreaks at several aged care homes, which ...

When just one patient passed away as a result of COVID-19 infection in a Sydney aged care home, it was considered “a system failure”. To date, our country has lost 27 of its aged care community residents to the virus. ...

Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) has released new polling showing that 69 per cent of Australians surveyed support aged care homes limiting visitors in order to protect older Australians from COVID-19, while they say only 10 per cent oppose ...

Anglicare’s Newmarch House has been put on notice by the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and is at risk of losing its licence to provide aged care. Yesterday the commission announced that it has “taken a series of graduated ...

Tasmania will ease a blanket restriction on visits to aged care homes from Monday, bringing the state in line with the mainland. The state government banned all visits to aged care homes in early April, except for compassionate reasons or ...