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 ...

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 ...

Some of the aged care sector’s strongest voices have joined in chorus to propose to government a package of urgent measures they say is needed to ensure the safety of workers and the people in their care. Aged & Community ...

Chemical and physical restraints are particularly dangerous for those living with dementia and diagnosed with COVID-19, and aged care facilities should explore alternatives. That’s the advice from Dementia Support Australia (DSA), a HammondCare-led national service funded by the Australian Government. ...

Elderly people who have suspended in-home services during the coronavirus crisis will soon receive welfare checks over the phone. Many older Australians have scrapped home care visits to avoid the risk of contracting COVID-19. Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck is ...

Federal mininster for aged care Richard Colbeck has refuted allegations made by the ABC that no inspections of nursing homes have been carried out since the outbreak of COVID-19, and that there has been a lack of commitment to controlling ...

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 ...

A royal commissioner has called for new aged care measures to minimise the unintended harm caused by interventions to protect older adults from the spread of COVID-19. Chair of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Tony Pagone ...