by Amanda Cassar | Sep 7, 2020 | Aged Care, Case Studies, News
Aged care facilities will now have to employ on-site infection control officers to receive COVID-19 prevention funding as new data has revealed the federal regulator did not enforce national infection prevention standards in some homes until tragically late. A...
by Amanda Cassar | Aug 25, 2020 | Aged Care, News
Richard Colbeck was not prepared for questioning when being asked to provide latest stats with regards to deaths that have occurred in Aged Care. It is most unfortunate for the Minister to look uncaring with regards to the deaths of 258 people in aged care...
by Amanda Cassar | Aug 19, 2020 | Aged Care, News
Coronavirus has severely exposed flaws within Australia’s aged care systems, such as inadequate staff training and a lack of pandemic planning. Counsel assisting the commission, Peter Rozen QC, made a statement on Monday which has described the global pandemic as the...
by Amanda Cassar | Aug 10, 2020 | Aged Care, Case Studies, News
Queensland has recorded one new case of COVID overnight. This is said to be a person who travelled from overseas and is in currently in hotel quarantine. In the last 24 hours there were 8,549 COVID-19 tests in Qld The overseas traveller is in hotel quarantine South...
by Amanda Cassar | Aug 3, 2020 | Aged Care, News
Medical teams from the national trauma centre have been deployed to Victoria to deal with the Melbourne’s worsening aged care crisis. The medical teams which are usually reserved for the worst humanitarian disasters will be joined by nurses from across Australia to...
by Amanda Cassar | Jul 27, 2020 | Aged Care, News, Technology
Aged care and healthcare organisations are easy targets and very attractive for cybercriminals, creating an urgent need for these organisations to protect themselves, their staff members, their residents and patients. Visibility and control of all devices connected to...
by Amanda Cassar | Jul 20, 2020 | News
Key points: Aged care facilities should be making the effort to make sure the transition into the Residential Aged Care facility is as stress-free and smooth as possible Creating strong relationships with care staff can make one feel more comfortable receiving aged...
by Amanda Cassar | Apr 13, 2020 | Aged Care
Financial concerns are not the only fallout from the Corona Virus lock down period for aged care residents. We’re constantly told, that our best defense against the spread of the virus is “social distancing,” a term we were unfamiliar with just a few...
by Amanda Cassar | Apr 10, 2020 | Aged Care, Centrelink
Many people moving into aged care choose to either sell or rent their former home to help pay their fees, in particular the large upfront Residential Accommodation Deposit. But now, more than even, may be a very difficult time to sell the family home. Social...
by Amanda Cassar | Apr 9, 2020 | Aged Care, Case Studies, Centrelink
As you probably know, capital losses from falling share prices are realised only if the company goes into liquidation or the shares are sold. Leaving investments intact may well offer the best chance to rebuild balances when markets pick up again, as they eventually...
