KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE AGED CARE ROYAL COMMISSION CORONAVIRUS REPORT
Ensure all aged homes have one or more trained infection control officers as a condition of accreditation.
Deploy accredited infection control experts to homes to provide training and assist with the preparation of outbreak management plans and outbreaks.
Ensure significant outbreaks in facilities are investigated independently and results are shared promptly to the sector.
Create protocols in the plan about who will decide if residents with COVID-19 are transferred to hospital.
Provide funding to providers to ensure adequate staff are available for continued visits to homes by family and friends.
Increase the provision of allied health services, including mental health services, and remove any barriers unless justified on genuine public health grounds.
Establish a national aged care advisory body and plan in consultation with the sector.
Source: Aged Care and COVID-19: A Special Report by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.
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