The #AgedCare Royal Commission has delivered a scathing assessment of the sector claiming that even after almost 200 deaths it is still not prepared to deal with the #COVID19Vic pandemic. @anneconnollyabc #abc730
"I want to know, when it got in there? How it got in there?": Cheryle Whittle says she’s still waiting for answers after her mother contracted #COVID19 in @mecwacare’s John Atchison Centre. #abc730 #AgedCare #COVID19Vic
Nursing homes have been given hundreds of millions of dollars extra to prepare for the pandemic – but tax expert @JasonWardCICTAR says there is no obligation to spend that on more staff or protective equipment. #abc730 #AgedCare #COVID19Vic
‘Going from room to room with the same pair of gloves on’: Rhonda O’Brien contracted COVID after working in an aged care home and says there’s no mandatory training in infection control. #abc730 #AgedCare #COVID19Vic
The government has refused to publicly name the 125 nursing homes in Victoria with COVID outbreaks, citing “reputational issues” for the owners. #abc730 #AgedCare #COVID19Vic
"This is a sector that had major and has major issues. It's been known for a long time, we've had review upon review." @Senator_CFW #abc730 #AgedCare #COVID19Vic #auspol
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