Aged care providers are calling for urgent action to protect residents and staff from a winter Covid-19 wave which is hitting more than one-third of the country’s facilities.
The association’s interim chief executive, Paul Sadler, said 10 to 15% of staff were already isolating or quarantining at home, and the coming weeks will put intense pressure on aged care residents and workers.“ACCPA is concerned that anywhere up to two-thirds of aged care homes could be affected by active outbreaks over coming weeks,” he said in a statement on Sunday.
He called for more support for a surge workforce, including Australian defence force personnel, until at least September. “The coming weeks are critical for aged care. We must do all we can to put the protection of older people first and support our aged care workers,” he said.
aged care union is pushing more defence force to clean up poo mess Just crazy
Yes it's extremely concerning how Australians were forced and coerced against their will to get a jab that isn't even fully approved yet as studies into safety are not complete, now we are one of the most infected places with the highest death rate per million