Vaccination against COVID-19 will now be mandatory for anyone working in residential aged care, the government has announced. In a late night press conference after a national cabinet meeting, PM Scott Morrison said state and territory leaders agreed that by ...
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Aged care worker fired after reporter breathed on during anti-lockdown protest
An aged care worker has been dismissed after she was captured in footage breathing on a reporter during an anti-lockdown protest in Victoria. Footage of the woman deliberately breathing at reporters and cameramen on Saturday at a protest in Melbourne’s ...
More »Victorian aged care worker tests positive for COVID-19, reports virus has spread to residents
Aged care has been plunged back into the centre of a COVID-19 crisis as a staff member has tested positive for the virus in Victoria. After Victorians headed back into lockdown for seven days at the end of last week, ...
More »Most Aussies concerned they won’t have enough money to retire: research
Retirement. It’s a time most people look forward to with bliss. It’s traditionally been the time when the mortgage is paid, the kids are finally off your back, and one can look forward to sipping wine while watching the sun ...
More »Budget expected to hand aged care 10bn funding boost
The federal budget, which will be handed down on Tuesday, is expected to include a 10 billion package for aged care, which aged care minister Greg Hunt described as "the largest in Australian history". Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has told the ...
More »Albanese accuses Prime Minister of ‘callous neglect’ on aged care, demands budget focus on helping dementia
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese wants next week’s federal budget to ensure dementia management is “core business” for aged care, accusing the prime minister of “callously” neglecting the system. Mr Albanese will deliver a speech at the McKell Institute in Sydney on Thursday, ...
More »Police resign after breaking the arm of woman with dementia, laughing at the footage
Three police officers who broke the arm of a woman with dementia, and were later caught laughing about the incident, have resigned. In June 2020, 73-year-old Karen Garner was violently arrested by police in Colorado after forgetting to pay for ...
More »An old people’s home for 4 year olds in Coogee
A popular ABC TV program that sparked conversations about loneliness and social isolation among older adults has returned to screens for a second season. In its debut season, Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds documented a social experiment in ...
More »Albanese: aged care residents ‘let down’ by vaccine rollout
Thousands of aged care residents yet to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine dose have been “let down” by the federal government, Labor says. Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on Thursday the Pfizer vaccine would be set aside for people aged under 50, though aged care residents would be ...
More »Death rate among people with dementia down in pandemic
The death rate among people with dementia was down during the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report found that the slight drop occurred over the first 10 months of 2020 compared with ...
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