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Agepass or fail

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 9016 3587

Address: 111 Macquarie St 7000 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: https://www.agepass.com.au

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25.01.2022 A national code for visiting aged care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic has been released after thousands of complaints and a warning from the Prime Minister. #Coronavirus #COVID19

25.01.2022 Contact tracing is underway after a Rockhampton nurse who tested positive to COVID-19 continued to work at an aged care facility while infected. Queensland chief health officer Jeannette Young said anyone with any symptoms including a fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose or cold should be tested for COVID-19. #Coronavirus #COVID19

25.01.2022 Coronavirus TOORAK CLINIC CLOSED A medical clinic in Toorak has been closed until further notice after a General Practitioner aged approximately 70 tested positive to #Coronavirus (COVID-19) after returning on United Airlines flight 0060 from San Francisco to Melbourne. The Doctor returned with mild 'flu-like symptoms' and among other patients treated 2 nursing home residents during this week, both of whom are now in isolation. The Doctor has addressed what he says were 'inaccurate, unfair' comments made by Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos.

24.01.2022 Nurse 'went back to aged care facility' while awaiting positive COVID-19 result. All people tested after possible contact with a central Queensland aged care centre nurse with COVID-19 have thus far tested negative to the virus, Health Minister Steven Miles confirmed today. #Coronavirus #COVID19

22.01.2022 A 79-year-old woman is the only person to have tested positive for COVID-19 out of 500 tests of staff and residents across three aged care homes in Tasmania's north-west. #COVID19

20.01.2022 A 15th resident has died after contracting coronavirus at the Newmarch House aged care facility in Western Sydney. #COVID19

20.01.2022 Coronavirus AGED CARE FACILITIES TO LIMIT VISITORS Aged care providers and nursing homes were urged today to limit visitors in a bid to minimise the spread of #Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck said facilities have been advised that visits from family and friends should be restricted, especially visits to residents with chronic illnesses. Australian Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly says there are already a range of measures put in place during flu season to limit the risk to residents, such as separating those who are sick.

20.01.2022 Believe Me! HEART ATTACK IGNORED The daughter of a man who spent four days "telling everybody" at his aged care home he was having a heart attack says nurses and staff at the his Melbourne facility dismissed his chest pains, convincing him it was "all in his head" and assuring alarmed relatives there was nothing to worry about. Daughter Rhonda McIntosh told the Aged Care Royal Commission that the staff told Mr Sheldon he was anxious and paranoid, and was not having a heart at...tack as his blood pressure was in the normal range. She told the Canberra hearing her father was given Panadol for the pain and nobody at the Melbourne facility suggested a doctor or ambulance. Ms McIntosh took her father to a doctor, who called an ambulance to take him to hospital where he was diagnosed as having a heart attack that was still continuing. She also shared concerns about how the facility handled her father's series of falls in July, but said his care had improved after the 83-year-old moved into another aged care home in September. See more

20.01.2022 Coronavirus UP TO 13 RESIDENTS BEING MONITORED AFTER STAFF MEMBER TESTS POSITIVE TO COVID-19 A staff member at Dorothy Henderson Lodge in Macquarie Park may have exposed up to 13 residents to COVID-19 #Coronavirus. The worker in her fifties is in a stable condition at Royal North Shore Hospital after testing positive to the condition. The residents who came in contact with the worker are being monitored.

20.01.2022 A nurse has tested positive for coronavirus at a Rockhampton aged care home forcing it into lockdown as authorities try to figure out who she has been in contact with. #Coronavirus #COVID19

19.01.2022 Coronavirus $2.4 BILLION HEALTH PACKAGE ANNOUNCED The Australian Government has announced a $2.4 billion health package in response to the outbreak of #Coronavirus (COVID-19). The package includes $100 million for aged care workforce support. The government expects to spend half of the total package before July 2020. An economic stimulus payment of $750.00 to pensioners, including aged pensioners, has also been announced.

17.01.2022 More than 30 vulnerable residents of a government-run aged care home in Rockhampton have been evacuated to two private hospitals after a nurse tested positive to coronavirus. #Coronavirus #COVID19

17.01.2022 The Federal Court has ordered aged care provider Bupa to pay $6 million in penalties and millions more in refunds for residents who paid thousands of dollars a year for services they never received. #BUPA #BupaAgedCare

16.01.2022 After reports of family and friends being banned from visiting loved ones in aged care facilities, the sector and the Federal Government have put together draft guidelines to make sure everyone is on the same page. #Coronavirus #COVID19

16.01.2022 Coronavirus STAFF SHORTAGE Baptist Care, the operator of Dorothy Henderson Lodge where an outbreak of #Coronavirus (COVID-19) has occurred, is searching for staff after some declined to work at the facility. A contingency of health department workers are assisting with the shortfall. Meanwhile, 70 representatives from the Aged Care sector including providers and peak bodies will discuss epidemic planning at nursing homes, with a focus on infection control and safety requirements. Health authorities will also talk to the primary care sector to ensure it has adequate measures in place.

15.01.2022 Coronavirus DOROTHY HENDERSON LODGE UPDATE A fourth resident at Dorothy Henderson Lodge, operated by Baptist Care, has tested positive to #Coronavirus (COVID-19). 2 residents at that facility have already died from the disease, and 11 had already been placed in isolation, with 1 resident previously already testing positive to the infection. The deceased residents were 95 and 82 years of age; and in this most recent case of infection, the resident is aged 73 years old.

14.01.2022 Australia is moving closer to having restrictions eased but authorities want to see an increased use of the Government's COVIDSafe tracing app before any discussion of opening up some businesses and activities is considered by National Cabinet. #Coronavirus #COVID19

14.01.2022 Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accused an unidentified north-west Tasmanian aged care worker of being dishonest about their contacts. #COVID19

14.01.2022 Bushfire AGED CARE EVACUATION Aged Care residents in a facility in the Bundoora/Greensborough/Mill Park area in the city's northeast have been evacuated due to a moving bushfire. A subsequent warning to neighbouring residents who had not left stated 'You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive.’ It covered people north of the Metropolitan Ring Road, between Scholar Drive And Booyan Court. The fire was travelling south from Jubilee Crescent towards Cloverton Way.

13.01.2022 Coronavirus MINISTER CALLS FOR VIGILANCE Speaking at the Aegis Nursing Home in Como, the Western Australian Health Minister Roger Cook has appealed to families to remain vigilant about #Coronavirus (COVID-19). 'We love our parents, we love our grandparents, but if necessary it’s important that people stay away from these sort of facilities if they themselves have flu-like symptoms,' Mr Cook said.

13.01.2022 Coronavirus RESIDENT DEATHS Two residents at Dorothy Henderson Lodge, operated by Baptist Care, have died after contact with a Carer who exposed up to 13 patients with #Coronavirus (COVID-19). The remaining 11 residents remain in isolation, and 1 has tested positive to the infection. The deceased residents were 95 and 82 years of age.

12.01.2022 Aged Care Ambulance Call-Outs BALANCING WELFARE WITH LITIGATION RISK Sydney Paramedic Tess Oxley has told the Aged Care Royal Commission that more than half the calls made from aged care facilities to ambulances were unnecessary or could be avoided. Ms Oxley said that while she would like to say residential facilities called ambulances out of concern for patient welfare, she felt it was mainly done so to manage the risk of litigation.

12.01.2022 Dementia Care FIRST SPECIALIST CLINIC OPENS Australia’s first clinic specialising in the treatment of #dementia patients has opened in far-north Queensland. The Cairns Delirium Clinic will be operated by the local hospital and will monitor and treat elderly patients for 3 months from diagnosis.

11.01.2022 Two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in staff members at a Melbourne aged care home, one week after a resident was diagnosed with the virus and the facility went into lockdown. #Coronavirus #COVID19

11.01.2022 Relatives of residents at a Western Sydney aged care home where four more people died of COVID-19 yesterday are insisting they be allowed to see their loved ones. Ken Payne, whose 89-year-old mother-in-law tested positive at Newmarch House, where 11 people have now died from coronavirus, said he feared the worst. #Coronavirus #COVID19

10.01.2022 Tasmania will begin to lift coronavirus restrictions at aged care homes from next Monday. #COVID19

10.01.2022 Morrison expresses his condolences to the families of Newmarch House's sixteen coronavirus deaths. #COVID19

07.01.2022 A Melbourne aged care home is in lockdown and all workers and staff will be tested for coronavirus after a resident there became a suspected coronavirus case over the weekend. Story at https://www.agepass.com.au/melbourne-aged-care-home-reside/ #Coronavirus #COVID19

07.01.2022 Contingency Plans CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) The Australian Government announces it has written to all aged care facilities across the nation urging them to prepare for an outbreak of #Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Australia. The Government says the Federal Health Department has an action plan in case the number of cases in Australia spikes, with measures including calls for aged care providers to discuss advanced care directives with elderly residents. Federal Minister for Health Richard Colbeck says the measures are appropriate, and that the Government expects facilities to develop well-prepared plans to deal with Coronavirus.

07.01.2022 Residents at a Victorian aged care facility where a staff member tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week have been given the all-clear. #Coronavirus #COVID19

07.01.2022 Royal Commission 'PARAMOUNT', BUT TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED The Aged Care Royal Commissioners have announced they have suspended all hearings, workshops and consultations until at least the end of May 2020 due to the #Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Although the Commissioners said meaningful engagement with the sector is 'paramount', they "Must allow service providers and government to fully focus on their response to the pandemic." The Commissioners, who are due to hand down their final report in November 2020, said they are considering the impact of the suspension on their current schedule.

06.01.2022 Providers of aged care across the country are opting not to relax restrictions on visits despite advice from the Chief Medical Officer and the Prime Minister, industry groups say. #COVID19

05.01.2022 The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is so concerned about the handling of the coronavirus outbreak at Sydney's Newmarch House, it is considering revoking its licence. #COVID19

04.01.2022 Coronavirus MEALS ON WHEELS FACE VOLUNTEER SHORTAGE In the face of #Coronavirus (COVID-19), Meals On Wheels announces it requires additional volunteers, as many of its volunteers are ageing themselves and not able to serve the aged community. Volunteers give their time to help cook in the kitchens, drive the cars, and deliver the meals to eligible clients including those who are 60 or older who have no one available to aid with meal preparation, and are unable to leave home without the assistance of another person. For more information about volunteering, visit https://nswmealsonwheels.org.au/Volunteer/

03.01.2022 Victorian health authorities are investigating a new cluster of Coronavirus cases at a Melbourne aged care facility, the state's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said. #Coronavirus #COVID19

02.01.2022 Aged Care Royal Commission MAKE PENALTIES 'QUITE SEVERE' Calls to regulate minimum aged care staffing levels and competencies have been made today. Dr. Charlene Harrington, Professor of Sociology and Nursing at University of California, told the Royal Commissioners in Adelaide that competencies and minimum standards must be set with appropriate sanctions if standards are not met. Dr. Harrington said consequences in her jurisdiction are quite severe with a penalty system, fines and facilities not being allowed to admit new residents.

02.01.2022 An aged care facility in north-east Victoria is turning to robots to help with companionship for its residents during the lonely times of isolation. #Coronavirus #COVID19

02.01.2022 Coronavirus NURSING HOME VISITOR RESTRICTIONS Nursing home residents have been restricted to receiving no more than 2 visitors per resident per day, in a widened effort to reduce the spread of #Coronavirus (COVID-19). However visitor access will be varied for residents who are dying.