THE aged care sector today welcomed the Australian Government’s formal response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which includes a record funding increase of $17.7 billion over the next four years. bit.ly/3odvcwr

Carinity Colthup Manor #agedcare #therapydog Lenny has celebrated her first birthday. Residents helped the little #Dachshund celebrate at a special #dog birthday ‘pawty’. #livingwithpurpose Dachshund Days Dachshund Australia HelloCare LASA australian senior Danny Clifford Aged Care Online

Australia currently spends half of what comparable countries on #agedcare but this investment will provide great relief in many critical areas. careaboutagedcare.org.au Anglicare Australia @UnitingCare_Aus @chaaustralia Baptist Care Australia @acsanational @LASAnational #careaboutagedcare

Workers are the heart and soul of aged care. It's critical we upskill our workforce, improve pay and make aged care a more attractive career path. There’s much work to be done with Government and the sector to make it happen. #careaboutagedcare #auspol #agedcare #eldercare

RN’s in Aged Care paid up to 30% less than RN’s in acute care despite often being the most senior clinician on site #timeforchange

“I think it’s incorrect to say [the vaccine rollout] is not a race. It’s a race to save lives. Given that we waited, I would have expected a far better rollout ... and far greater engagement with the aged care sector.” – Professor Joseph Ibrahim, geriatrician #abc730

Really suffering in NSW from a late lockdown. Wouldn’t be in this situation if it had happened when other states would have fired off. Peak not happened yet, unlinked cases out there spreading, and it’s in health care which can be a nightmare.

#Agedcare stakeholders are calling on the government to urgently act to #vaccinate the residential aged care workforce #COVID-19 LASA Australian Unions SummitCare ow.ly/8Kbh50Fqs0r

From queues out the door to visiting friends and family in 30 seconds: Zipline’s impact on Calvary Health Care insideageing.com.au/from-queues-ou… via @insideageing #agedcare

Our aged care workforce is understaffed and underfunded. CEDA's latest research looks at how we can address the workforce issues in the sector, so older Australians can get the care they deserve. 🔗 ceda.com.au/AgedCareReport

Carers Australia supports this open letter which is calling on all Australian governments to take immediate action to protect people with disability from the Delta variant of COVID-19. bit.ly/3sd8XZo #COVIDVaccines #Disability #CommunityCoalition

Pets are a focus of the @careandageing Expo today in Perth! There is so much great stuff at the expo for families and older Australians.

Sarina Aged Care in Queensland has had 96% of staff and residents COVID-19 vaccinated - congratulations!

Last month there were only four Wiggles. Now there are eight. At this rate of exponential growth the majority of the earth’s population will be Wiggles by February 2024. We must act now to flatten the curve.

We’re celebrating an historic milestone: no all-male boards on the #ASX200! Congratulations to all who contributed to this achievement. It’s high time that all-male boards became a thing of the past. Read the AICD announcement here bit.ly/3B9FcvW

All consumers of health care take note. One of the simplest safety measures in hospital is to have someone sitting with you who’s not afraid to sing out.

Australia's Coronavirus case tally now stands at 499,958. 38% of which were in the past week, 49% in the past two weeks. 42 cases away from half a million.

A better world for older people free from #ageism is a better world for all of us. We’re calling for a UN convention on the rights of older people so that everyone can #AgeWithRights Retweet to show your support!

Western Australia, Mar 22: 1 death (11 so far in 2022, 0 in 2021) 180 in hospital (+17 from yesterday) 6 in intensive care (+2) 7,075 new cases (7 day avg is 6,213.4) #c19chart