COVID-19 in aged care recommendations welcome but don't go far enough, say nurses

EW
October 6 2020 - 10:20am
Visits from family and friends are critical to the physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing of people living in residential aged care: Aged care royal commissioners. Image: Shuttlerstock
Visits from family and friends are critical to the physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing of people living in residential aged care: Aged care royal commissioners. Image: Shuttlerstock

An indictment of federal and state governments' unpreparedness and prevarication is how one seniors' advocacy organisation has described the aged care royal commission's special report into the handling of the pandemic in aged care.

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Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805

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