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Aged care leaders unite to say #ThanksforCaring post image

Aged care leaders unite to say #ThanksforCaring

Barwon Health to investigate taser incident on resident with dementia ​ post image

Barwon Health to investigate taser incident on resident with dementia ​

Reminder: Royal Commission submissions – including on impact of COVID – close on 31 July – plus submissions on funding and financing due by 4 August post image

Reminder: Royal Commission submissions – including on impact of COVID – close on 31 July – plus submissions on funding and financing due by 4 August

Clients depressed, lonely, scared: home care services drop off amid increase in COVID cases in Victoria and NSW post image

Clients depressed, lonely, scared: home care services drop off amid increase in COVID cases in Victoria and NSW

HomeGuardian partners with BallyCara to offer world-first fall and incident detection technology for their QLD home care clients post image

HomeGuardian partners with BallyCara to offer world-first fall and incident detection technology for their QLD home care clients

40+ Victorian aged care homes with COVID-19 – including regional outbreaks, up from 35 to 93 infected residents in five days post image

40+ Victorian aged care homes with COVID-19 – including regional outbreaks, up from 35 to 93 infected residents in five days

Victoria limits aged care visits and puts new restrictions for aged care workers – plus hospital transfers still on a case-by case basis post image

Victoria limits aged care visits and puts new restrictions for aged care workers – plus hospital transfers still on a case-by case basis

Health Services Union criticises single-site policy for workers post image

Health Services Union criticises single-site policy for workers

Listed providers writing down their ‘goodwill’ – will this generate more interest in buying into the sector? post image

Listed providers writing down their ‘goodwill’ – will this generate more interest in buying into the sector?

Just 2% of aged care residents have accessed Government-funded mental health services despite 50% with diagnosis of depression – Commission Briggs calls for more accountability in the system – plus ‘joy’ post image

Just 2% of aged care residents have accessed Government-funded mental health services despite 50% with diagnosis of depression – Commission Briggs calls for more accountability in the system – plus ‘joy’

10% of Australian businesses facing closure when economy hits September “cliff”: Deloitte – larger operators more likely to survive post image

10% of Australian businesses facing closure when economy hits September “cliff”: Deloitte – larger operators more likely to survive

A reminder that the Aged Care Royal Commission has resumed post image

A reminder that the Aged Care Royal Commission has resumed