COVID-19 has created both challenges and opportunities for aged care providers, staff and clients. This article examines how the Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) Aged Care division changed its approach to home- and centre-based service delivery during the first national ...

The virus has certainly opened up a tantalising debate for residential aged care to stop locking people away and do what it takes to maximise frail lives. Not surprising when we look at how, even in a time of extraordinary ...

Before going further, I’d like to join with others to offer my gratitude and praise to those who have worked with older clients through the COVID-19 pandemic. Your vital contribution has been, and continues to be, way beyond important. Nurses, ...

As the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety progresses towards its final report in November, we can expect many high priority areas to receive attention – funding and staffing levels and the use of chemical restraints being just ...

With necessary health measures implemented to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) encourages residential aged care homes to embrace change to continue the delivery of health services. This comes as many accredited practising dietitians (APDs), ...

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. ...

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 ...

Nurses are presently working amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But can a nurse legally refuse to work? Most nurses are employed pursuant to a contract of employment. This is a legally binding arrangement between the employer and nurse. It sets out ...