St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Fawkner is grappling with another COVID-19 outbreak almost two years after 45 residents died from the virus.
St Basil’s Homes for the Aged has been charged with failing to provide a safe working environment for its staff and others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While many people know about retirement village exit fees,the other key consideration is how soon you will get your money back from your unit after you leave.
Despite his 20-year trajectory with Parkinson’s,dementia and aged care,it wasn’t until those final days that I became fully aware of the meaning of life and its inevitable ending.
The figure is barely a fraction of death totals recorded in similar countries around the world.
Workers on a range of awards will receive 4.6 per cent wage rises on July 1 to comply with a Fair Work Commission ruling.
The Aged Care Workforce Industry Council is working with the federal Health and Home Affairs departments on a plan to import workers from India and the Philippines,as research shows the worker shortage in the sector has doubled since the depths of the pandemic.
Two former managers of a Melbourne aged care home where 50 residents died during a COVID outbreak have launched a Supreme Court bid to avoid giving evidence to the coroner.
A decorated World War II veteran tried to give more than $1 million worth of property and cash to a hairdresser in the months before he died. But the Supreme Court found the 97-year-old was not fit to alter his will.
Health Minister Mark Butler said he hoped that better working conditions would persuade former aged care nurses and personal carers to return to the sector.
The aged care industry says the federal government should pay for the wage increases flowing from the Fair Work Commission’s decision on the minimum wage.