Australia’s experience with the coronavirus has demonstrated how rapidly viruses can spread within the community and the devastating impact it can have in vulnerable settings, such as aged care homes. As case numbers fluctuate and some restrictions continue, Australia’s already-pressured ...

A new scheme to allow visitors into aged care homes through a COVID-19 lockdown has been drafted in the wake of mounting reports of residents being left in extended isolation.  The Council on the Ageing (COTA) announced an essential visitors ...