Warning against aged care Covid lockdowns as new wave hits
As Covid cases shoot up in South Australia, advocates for the elderly have warned against rushing into lockdowns of aged care homes.
Aged Care
The Aged Care Royal Commission has highlighted a system in crisis.
130 jobs on offer for new Adelaide care home
Looking for work in the aged-care industry? A new dementia village opening at the Repat needs up to 130 workers – see how to apply here.
SA’s top-rated aged care homes revealed
The verdict is in on SA’s best aged care homes under the federal government’s new star rating system – and the winners may come as a surprise. See the full list of top-rated homes.
The 10 aged care homes rated the lowest in the state exposed
Ten aged care homes in SA have been rated a poor one or two stars out of five by the watchdog and told to lift their game. See the list and what they have to say.
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‘Deficient’: Damning findings against Human Services dept
The disability Royal Commission has slammed SA’s Department for Human Services over internal investigations it carried out into shocking complaints.
Aged-care strike: ‘I worked alone with 35 residents’
Striking AnglicareSA aged-care workers demanding a better pay rise say they often work understaffed and are burnt out after Covid. But Anglicare says they are paid above the award.
Aged-care hell as Covid hits 100 sites
More than 100 aged-care homes in SA have been hit by Covid outbreaks, with some shut to visitors and residents locked down in others.
Isolated, lonely, confused – Covid’s cruel legacy in aged care homes
Aged care residents being kept in confinement for their own safety as 95 SA nursing homes battle Covid outbreaks. A prominent MP calls it a cruel form of elder abuse.
Abused, forgotten – and now facing one last terrifying ordeal
Adelaide grandfather Peter Arbon is a Forgotten Australian. His trauma from childhood abuse runs deep … and at age 73, he now faces a frightening dilemma.
Replay: Solving SA’s aged and health care conundrum
What needs to be done to meet aged care and health sector demands? Watch the replay of the Fearless Conversation as our panelists discuss a way forward.
Shocking pics: This isn’t a prison cell – it’s a Minda client’s bedroom
A whistleblower has leaked pictures exposing alarming conditions at Minda’s Brighton site – a stark contrast to its nearby luxury beachfront retirement facility.
Stop the exploitation: Sharkie takes on the aged care sharks
Hills MP Rebekha Sharkie has vowed to stop aged care providers gouging vulnerable South Australians like Margaret Carrangis with exorbitant hidden fees.
Aged-care staff ‘going home physically sick over bullying’
Shocking allegations are emerging from an SA aged-care home, of staff being bullied and suspended without reason – amid a mass exodus.
Dementia patient found in ‘disgraceful’ state
A woman says she found her 92-year-old mother – who has dementia – unshowered in bed and wearing a filthy sanitary pad at an Adelaide aged-care home.
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