Topic - Health

AHPPC finally backs mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for home care workers – first dose due by 30 November post image

AHPPC finally backs mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for home care workers – first dose due by 30 November

Essential visitors, tiered outbreak categories feature in new draft Aged Care Visitor Access Code post image

Essential visitors, tiered outbreak categories feature in new draft Aged Care Visitor Access Code

84% of aged care homes falling short on 200 care minutes requirement: StewartBrown – 13.8% increase in staffing required post image

84% of aged care homes falling short on 200 care minutes requirement: StewartBrown – 13.8% increase in staffing required

One-third of aged care homes the subject of a complaint to the regulator post image

One-third of aged care homes the subject of a complaint to the regulator

Aged care nurses left waiting for acute placements due to COVID-19: operators say they need a solution post image

Aged care nurses left waiting for acute placements due to COVID-19: operators say they need a solution

Govt opens up $20M in grants for home care vaccines, brings boosters to aged care post image

Govt opens up $20M in grants for home care vaccines, brings boosters to aged care

Aged care workforce in crisis: unions post image

Aged care workforce in crisis: unions

Aged care providers will need to invest in training existing staff and “contingent workforces” as Govt reforms roll out post image

Aged care providers will need to invest in training existing staff and “contingent workforces” as Govt reforms roll out

Additional $16.6M for 357 temporary short-term care places to relieve bed blocking post image

Additional $16.6M for 357 temporary short-term care places to relieve bed blocking

Government accepts all recommendations from aged care COVID-19 review post image

Government accepts all recommendations from aged care COVID-19 review

Home care providers see 40% increase in revenue during COVID-19 – but unspent funds hit $1.6B: StewartBrown post image

Home care providers see 40% increase in revenue during COVID-19 – but unspent funds hit $1.6B: StewartBrown

Peak bodies dismayed at Vic Govt’s lack of vaccine mandate for aged care visitors post image

Peak bodies dismayed at Vic Govt’s lack of vaccine mandate for aged care visitors