The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission conducted one-third of the site visits and compliance checks in January compared to last year,as deadly outbreaks of COVID-19 sweep the sector.
The first four ADF teams,which will include a registered nurse,medical technicians and personnel to help with general duties and administration,will be deployed in facilities struggling with coronavirus in Queensland,NSW,Victoria and South Australia.
We’d been in lockdown for 10 days or more,isolated in our rooms,when a voice on the broadcast system announced we were free. Come to the dining room for supper,it said. Meal over,another announcement … you are in lockdown again. Our freedom had lasted four hours.
The federal government’s surge workforce is only covering a fraction of unfilled shifts as nearly 1200 aged care facilities battle outbreaks.
The Liberals need to sort out their differences quickly and return their focus to governing the country,for their sake and the sake of the nation.
With aged care a political flashpoint that could shape the election outcome,Labor will intensify calls for Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck to resign when Parliament resumes on Tuesday.
Unions are turning up the pressure on Labor and employers to endorse a 25 per cent pay rise for aged care workers after Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese and his health spokesman Mark Butler declined to commit to a specific figure.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday admitted that the Omicron wave of COVID-19 had driven the aged care sector into “crisis”.
While the coronavirus pandemic may prevent the kissing of babies,Friday’s salon appearance indicates the Prime Minister’s election campaigning is in full swing.
Of almost 300 Victorian aged care facilities with active COVID-19 outbreaks,only seven have been spot-checked by the national industry watchdog.
Labor has repeated calls for Aged Care Services minister Richard Colbeck to resign,as half of the nation’s aged care facilities battle outbreaks.