Aged care in the time of coronavirus - what should you consider?

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Victoria’s embattled aged care sector is grappling with widespread infections resulting in over 100 deaths amid the coronavirus pandemic. There are lessons for desperate families when considering residential aged care for your loved ones during these trying times.

At least 1.2 million older people live in aged care facilities across Australia.
In 2015,26 per cent of all home care recipients were from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Families are feeling the strain of not being able to frequently visit their loved ones in nursing homes during COVID-19.

Aged care facilities around Australia are on high alert with over a dozen Victorian nursing homes hit by coronavirus in recent weeks.

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