‘Crisis to crisis’: How St Basil’s Covid response unfolded
Staff at St Basil’s aged care home, where 50 elderly residents died of Covid, have admitted they went “from crisis to crisis” at the height of the outbreak.
Aged Care
$1.4b aged care budget shortfall revealed
Despite record funding, tens of thousands of elderly Australians are still at risk of not receiving the care they desperately need.
Aged care homes must have ‘rating system’
Aged care homes should be ranked by a ratings system to help families choose the best option, says Labor leader Anthony Albanese.
‘Join the queue’: Vaccine snag leaves aged care staff exposed
Despite promises to deliver vaccines in the workplace to tens of thousands of critical aged care staff, they’ve now been told to join the queue.
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100 assaults a week: Aged care abuse kept secret
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Aged care shame: Left to sit in their own faeces
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Fighting food waste on the Coffs Coast
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Coffs joins capital cities as anti-vax protest venue
Anti-vaxx demonstration comes as region prepares for rollout of vaccine to frontline healthcare workers.
Clarence Valley’s most influential people in 2020: #4
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‘Dudded’ retirement village residents gain refuge
New laws safeguard people entering aged care against “unscrupulous” operators
Should workers in aged care be paid more?
Landmark case seeks 25% bump while industry continues to grow on the North Coast
AGED CARE BOOM: Multimillion-dollar works unveiled
Coffs’ growing reputation as a retirement capital continues to be strengthened.
Daughter found deaf and blind dad on faeces-stained sheets
A Queensland aged care home has apologised to the daughter of a 91-year-old deaf and blind man after two ‘incidents’ in the space of two months.
No uniforms, no visit hours: Facility will ‘bee’ different
TWO professionals are preparing to open their first aged care facility with a “non-clinical approach”.
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