Casualised workforce ‘contributed to spread of COVID’ in aged care
COVID-19 exposed the risks of having a casualised and insecure aged care workforce , an inquiry into job security has...
COVID-19 exposed the risks of having a casualised and insecure aged care workforce , an inquiry into job security has...
Technology helped mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on home care recipients and keep them socially connected during periods of...
Workers who deliver aged care services via the home care package and CHSP programs will be able to get vaccinated...
People with Alzheimer’s Disease and other types of dementia are at increased risk of being infected with and dying from...
The chair of the disability royal commission has slammed the federal government for failing to protect people with disability in...
As the royal commission opened hearings into home care this week, it heard that COVID-19 would likely reposition home care...
One in three home care providers have experienced a drop in new enquiries and three quarters say clients have cancelled...
The government has established a special My Aged Care case management team to link the most vulnerable older people to...
There have been two reported COVID deaths and 11 reported cases of infection among people with disability as Australia moves...
Disability workers feel their employer’s safety protocols have been inadequate to protect them against COVID-19 and that the sector is...
The Australian Government has launched its COVID-19 management plan for people with disability following concerns that the nation's 4.4 million...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed concerns that older people may be suffering as a result of over-zealous COVID-19 restrictions,...