caring for the residents of aged care facilities in a pandemic

We need answers about Newmarch House – some from governments.

July 26, 2022July 22, 2022 by Margaret Rice

This article was updated on 22 July, 2022. This week the Aged Care Quality released a new fact sheet for aged care service providers titled ‘How prepared for a Covid-19 outbreak are you?’. It comes as the inquest into Covid-19 deaths begins, with news reports focusing once again on the … Read more

Let’s move them out.

February 13, 2022May 4, 2020 by Margaret Rice

Over the weekend Ann Fahey, 76, a resident who twice before had tested negative to it, died of Covid-19. She was the fourteenth person to die at Newmarch House, where by Sunday night, 23 residents and 26 staff had tested positive to the virus. On Sunday, Jodi McKay Leader of … Read more