We answer some of the most commonly asked questions & aged care scenarios we hear all the time from our clients. “I wish I had someone like you when I was navigating the aged care system for my mum/dad.” This is a phrase we hear all the time from our friends, family and Well Placed Care followers…
The recent announcement from Dan Andrews to ease our lockdown restrictions by moving from Step 2 to Step 3 in our roadmap to reopening last week gave Victorians a glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s been a challenging year since the arrival of COVID-19 in March. As advocates who always…
It’s understandable that you want to do all you can to protect your elderly loved one/s during the pandemic. It’s also understandable that you will have questions on the type of safety measures that have been implemented & recommended by the Department of Health. Read our blog ‘COVID-19 Aged Care Response Plan: A Snapshot’ to get…
It comes with great relief to see a steady downward trend of daily COVID-19 infections in Victoria, with 41 new cases recorded as of 13th September. This comes after 37 new cases were recorded on 12th September – the lowest figure since June 25, at the start of the state’s second wave. It was also the tenth…
Answer – Absolutely! Well Placed Care is considered an essential service during the pandemic. Aged Care is an essential service for your elderly loved ones. As an independent aged care advocacy and consultancy service, we believe it is more important now than ever to look after our senior Australians when entering the aged care sector. …
Did you know we can help you can move your elderly loved one/s interstate during COVID-19? Moving interstate during the pandemic is difficult for families to coordinate due to a myriad of added requirements. This includes border control, fitness to fly, isolation and quarantine, coordinating discharge between hospitals and the facilities… the list goes on….
According to the latest information released by the Department of Health, people aged 70 and over – and 65 years or over who have a chronic medical condition – are most at risk of serious illness if they contract COVID-19 (coronavirus). The World Health Organisation has confirmed that there are three main reasons why the ageing population is…
The federal government has imposed a lot of new restrictions in the past weeks, in an effort to flatten the curve of the current Coronavirus pandemic. With these measures, new restrictions have been imposed upon home care providers and aged care facilities. Naturally, this raises questions about what the restrictions mean for carers, families and…
