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Police officers being called to aged care homes is 'standard protocol', industry expert says

The family of 95-year-old taser victim, Clare Nowland, maintain a bedside vigil as questions are raised about why NSW Police police were called to her nursing home.

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Elderly and aged care COVID-19 deaths expected to rise over Christmas in NSW

Vulnerable older Australians are at risk over the Christmas and New Year period, with deaths from COVID-19 expected to rise following a recent peak in NSW cases.

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Federal government commits to $1.4 billion COVID spend as aged care outbreaks continue

The federal government has revealed it will spend the extra funds to help healthcare providers and the aged care sector continue to deal with effects of the pandemic.

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West Australian residential aged care visitor number limit scrapped, but some restrictions remain

The doors are opening just a little wider into Western Australia's residential aged care facilities, with some visitation limits easing on Friday.

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Refurbished Rockhampton aged care facility has 22 empty beds due to staff shortage

Though it has up to 80 people waiting to move in, the newly refurbished Queensland centre has an entire floor of empty beds. Industry lobby groups say it's a widespread issue and solutions are needed fast.

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A Fair Work ruling aimed at delivering better conditions for home care workers means Maggie could lose her independence

Maggie, 77, uses a wheelchair and has been receiving help to stay in her own home through a home care package, however, a recent Fair Work Commission decision is putting her independence at risk.

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Christmas could be in jeopardy for a third year as COVID-19 waves set to continue indefinitely, experts warn

COVID-19 threatens to thwart many Queenslanders' Christmas plans for a third consecutive year, but the New Year brings the hope of next-generation vaccines that may better dampen virus transmission.

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Calls for clarity around registered nurse staffing for rural aged care

Managers of rural aged care providers say registered nurses are "just not out there", and advocates are worried about what exemptions in the new legislation will mean for their sector.

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Aged care centres in Queensland have 930 staff with COVID, and the regions are battling

People in Queensland's aged care centres are seeing more infections than ever before, with Australian cases and death rates this week the third highest per capita in the world. Explore which care facilities are affected.

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Aged care sector warns ADF assistance not enough to address ‘stark’ staff shortages

Unions and providers welcome one-month extension of workforce support but say tens of thousands of aged care workers unavailable

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Australia Defence Force COVID help in aged care needed beyond September, sector says

Australia's peak body for aged care providers says help will be needed well beyond a newly-extended deadline for defence force reinforcements.

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More than 1,000 active COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia's aged care sector, with Queensland second highest, taking toll on staff and residents

Aged care providers warn of rising COVID-19 outbreaks in the sector, with active cases now numbering more than 9,500 among residents and staff.

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Unions welcome govt's payment backflip

Australian unions support the federal government reversing a decision to end paid COVID-19 pandemic leave.

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Government to rely on antivirals to protect against winter wave of COVID in aged care, as defence support ends

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells says the end of defence force support in aged care will not trigger a new aged care crisis, as antivirals will help protect against a winter wave of COVID in the sector.

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Qld premier calls for national virus talks

Annastacia Palaszczuk says fellow premier Dominic Perrottet supports her call for a national cabinet meeting so leaders can be briefed on COVID-19.

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COVID-19 outbreaks could hit two-thirds of Queensland's aged care facilities in third wave of Omicron

More than 160 Queensland residential aged care facilities are dealing with active COVID-19 outbreaks, with the third Omicron wave threatening to hit harder than the January peak.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s aged care homes urged to speed up fourth-dose Covid boosters as outbreaks and deaths rise

Federal ministers Mark Butler and Anika Wells warn providers with low vaccination rates will have to explain themselves

The Guardian - AU

Aged care sector wants Covid prevention funding restored as 30% of homes grapple with outbreaks

Industry criticises Australia’s ‘perverse incentive’ that reimburses providers for the cost of outbreaks but not for preventing them

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What happens when Pat’s carer doesn’t arrive? Her daughter can’t even get her to the bathroom

A shortage of workers within the aged care industry has left a 68-year-old Queensland woman unable to even help her mother to the toilet when there is no one to fill her carer's shift.

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Aged care: What the major parties are promising this election

Aged care worker Glen O'Driscoll says staff are overworked and worn out. The Coalition has promised billions since the royal commission, but Labor is making aged care an election issue.

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A Fair Work Commission decision means 'big changes' are coming to home care from July 1

A Fair Work Commission decision to give part-time carers a minimum shift of two hours could have big consequences for people who use home care packages.

The Guardian - AU

Home care packages delayed as staff shortages ravage aged care sector

Despite the release of 80,000 extra packages, thousands of people are still waiting for adequate in-home care

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Bullying allegations at Freeman Hospital among triggers for national review into 'culture' of heart surgery in the UK

A year after five trainee surgeons raised concerns around bullying at the Freeman Hospital, that case has been cited as one of the triggers behind a national review into 'bullying and harassment'

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NSW aged care staffing crisis prompts warning to government

NSW nursing home managers discuss a way forward for their embattled industry, amid fears of a mass exodus of demoralised and exhausted staff.

The Guardian - AU

Aged care bodies and unions demand Coalition match Labor’s pledge to fund potential wage rises

Federal opposition says it will pay any increase ordered by Fair Work Commission but Coalition has stopped short of such a guarantee

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