Friday 18 December: Federal and State Government round-up of press releases and announcements
Federal: Preparing Australians for the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out: View Here
VIC: Free travel for Victorians this Christmas: View Here
Statement On Victorian Ombudsman Housing Report: View Here
SA: SA has the lowest unemployment in Australia: View Here
WA: COVID-19 relief grants expanded to help pay tenants’ rent debt: View Here
TAS: Tasmanian Government Discounts and Concessions Guide launched: View Here
Infections disease experts say Australia must move towards aggressive COVID-19 testing of vulnerable groups – including aged care residents
With the rate of community transmission of COVID-19 falling in Australia, infectious disease specialists are…
UK: armed forces to test aged care staff for COVID-19 using mobile units
The Government has announced 96 military-run mobile coronavirus testing units will travel around the UK…
Colliers International Residential Aged Care Webcast
Colliers International Healthcare & Retirement Living Team is proud to present a Webcast discussing the…
Aged care peaks reject PM’s threat to force aged care homes to open their doors and being labelled “secret places”
The seven major organisations issued a joint statement yesterday, denying Friday’s allegation by Prime Minister…
Disappointed, confused and fearful: providers tell us what they think of the PM’s comments
We have canvassed a range of operators, with varying degrees of restricted access at their…
Bullying, aggressive, no empathy with the sector: providers lambast Aged Care Minister’s appearance on national webinar
Providers have criticised Senator Richard Colbeck’s appearance at a national webinar hosted by the sector…
PM personally took family’s complaint to Quality Commission, aged care provider says
Viv Allanson of the Not For Profit Maroba Aged Care in Newcastle says she will…
NSW: Catholic Healthcare staff member tests positive for COVID-19 – as provider says staff harassed by media
The staff member at the Not For Profit’s Bodington aged care home in Wentworth Falls…
Sixth resident with COVID-19 at Anglicare’s Newmarch House passes away – 53 cases now diagnosed
The 82-year-old-male resident passed away on Saturday morning, marking the sixth death at the home…
Quality Commission tells aged care providers to screen visitors during COVID-19 – a day after PM’s comments
The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission sent out the directive on Saturday reminding residential…
COVIDSafe: 1.3 million download Government’s COVID-19 app in five hours
Concerns about privacy and storage of the data collected by the COVIDSafe app didn’t stop…
PM tells aged care providers they must start allowing visits – or Government will intervene
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has directed a sharp warning to aged care providers after many refused…