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Government kicks in another $445 million for aged care providers to fight coronavirus – aged care workers to be prioritised for testing post image

Government kicks in another $445 million for aged care providers to fight coronavirus – aged care workers to be prioritised for testing

Another aged care home goes into lockdown after worker tests positive – are blanket bans on visitors needed? post image

Another aged care home goes into lockdown after worker tests positive – are blanket bans on visitors needed?

Royal Commission into Aged Care suspends hearings and workshops due to coronavirus post image

Royal Commission into Aged Care suspends hearings and workshops due to coronavirus

Visitor bans, no background checks, “parachuting” in staff: how are providers in other countries tackling the coronavirus and the challenges of delivering care? post image

Visitor bans, no background checks, “parachuting” in staff: how are providers in other countries tackling the coronavirus and the challenges of delivering care?

Teaching aged care homes proven to improve care – but boards and CEOs must be engaged to ensure success, Wicking Dementia Centre argue post image

Teaching aged care homes proven to improve care – but boards and CEOs must be engaged to ensure success, Wicking Dementia Centre argue

$86 million for aged care research in past decade compared to $1.8 billion for neurological disease, panel tells Royal Commission – Counsel Assisting pushes for dedicated research centre post image

$86 million for aged care research in past decade compared to $1.8 billion for neurological disease, panel tells Royal Commission – Counsel Assisting pushes for dedicated research centre

Investment in staff as a ‘team’ the key to better quality care, Canadian nurse and researcher tells Commission post image

Investment in staff as a ‘team’ the key to better quality care, Canadian nurse and researcher tells Commission

Teaching aged care services program needs to be revived, education and training panel tells Commission post image

Teaching aged care services program needs to be revived, education and training panel tells Commission

Many older people and aged care workers ambivalent about technology, Senior Counsel says – witnesses no longer required to appear in person because of coronavirus post image

Many older people and aged care workers ambivalent about technology, Senior Counsel says – witnesses no longer required to appear in person because of coronavirus

Billy activity tracker app has kept father with advanced dementia living at home, son tells Royal Commission post image

Billy activity tracker app has kept father with advanced dementia living at home, son tells Royal Commission

Counsel Assisting raises idea of aged care quality standard on technology for providers – with sanctions for non-compliance – during panel – while Commissioner Briggs questions if sector showing leadership on technology post image

Counsel Assisting raises idea of aged care quality standard on technology for providers – with sanctions for non-compliance – during panel – while Commissioner Briggs questions if sector showing leadership on technology

Providers should be required to collect minimum data set – but it will take 10 years to transform the system, panel says post image

Providers should be required to collect minimum data set – but it will take 10 years to transform the system, panel says