Police probe aged-care neglect claims
Senior NSW detectives are being asked to investigate allegations of neglect by staff at Newmarch House in western Sydney.
Aged Care
Families race to get loved ones out
Desperate families are scrambling to rescue their loved ones from a nursing home at the centre of a fatal coronavirus outbreak.
Homes slam door on PM’s order
Aged care providers will rebuff Scott Morrison’s demand to open up nursing homes to daily visits from residents’ loved ones.
Homes ordered to lift bans on visitors
Scott Morrison has told nursing homes to allow visitors to see their loved ones unless there is a serious medical reason.
Aged-care resident fifth to die of virus
A fifth resident of a western Sydney nursing home has died after being infected with COVID-19.
Protecting elderly priority for most vulnerable
Avoiding heartbreak inside a nursing home has taken on a new life as aged-carers step up hygiene practices in the corona era.
PM’s $445m aid ‘falls short’
Scott Morrison has announced a $445m emergency boost to support the financially beleaguered aged-care sector.
Visitor limits win sector approval
The aged-care sector has applauded the ‘two visitors at one time, per day’ rule to help protect the elderly from the coronavirus
Controls to limit nursing home risks
Strict rules limiting aged-care residents to two visitors at one time each day are being proposed.
Aged care stocks slammed in Tuesday trading
Estia Health suspended its guidance, prompting a wider sell off that engulfed rival Regis Healthcare.
‘Don’t cut off elderly’
Ian Yates says measures have to be flexible, proportionate and precautionary, with no blanket rules.
Plea to nursing staff: don’t abandon aged
Nursing staff should continue to turn up to work in aged-care homes, minister Richard Colbeck says.
New cases revealed in aged-care outbreak
It is likely more residents of a Sydney aged-care facility will be diagnosed with the coronavirus, Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant says.
Bupa hit by $72m loss
Bupa says it is investing tens of millions of dollars after its aged care division sank to a $72m loss.
‘Googling’s not the go when elderly need a hand’
Funding to maintain the elderly’s quality of life in their neighbourhood is critical to mental wellbeing, says Multicultural Aged Care CEO Rosa Colenaro.
Aged-care call to put people first
A new workforce of ‘care finders’, direct entry via a GP and a change in focus among the proposals from the royal commission.
Elderly are most at risk
Aging immune systems mean elderly people are more likely to die from coronavirus than are younger victims.
Outbreak ‘will leave aged care exposed’
The elderly will be particularly at risk in the event of a widespread outbreak of the coronavirus, a nurses’ group has warned.
Regis hits the brakes after profit slump
Listed aged care provider Regis is reviewing acquisitions and pausing new developments after a 50 per cent plunge in half-year profit.
Aged-care call: we must lock in staffing levels
Nursing homes should have a mandatory staff-to-resident ratio, the aged care royal commission has heard.
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