3 years ago
MORRISON GOVERNMENT FAILS TO AUDIT NURSING HOME PPE BEFORE COVID CRISIS
Julie Collins MP
The Morrison Government failed to audit nursing homes’ stock of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the weeks before fresh COVID outbreaks in Victoria despite more than 1,000 aged care providers requesting access to the national stockpile.
With reports of aged care providers in Victoria now facing shortages of PPE this serious lapse in oversight is deeply concerning.
Labor has repeatedly raised concerns about the availability of PPE in aged care - the Morrison Government must now ensure nursing homes have adequate supplies.
This is more concerning evidence of the Morrison Government’s failure to adequately prepare Australia’s vulnerable nursing homes for COVID-19 outbreak.
In the critical weeks leading up to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Victorian nursing homes, why didn’t the Morrison Government and the aged care regulator do more to protect older Australians?
The announcement of a Victorian aged care response centre while welcome is sadly too late for some residents, staff and families already impacted.
Why was the Morrison Government not doing this work sooner?
We have seen the devastating impact of COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care in Australia and across the globe.
Australia’s aged care system was broken before the COVID-19 pandemic and this is only putting extra stress on the system.
With reports of aged care providers in Victoria now facing shortages of PPE this serious lapse in oversight is deeply concerning.
Labor has repeatedly raised concerns about the availability of PPE in aged care - the Morrison Government must now ensure nursing homes have adequate supplies.
This is more concerning evidence of the Morrison Government’s failure to adequately prepare Australia’s vulnerable nursing homes for COVID-19 outbreak.
In the critical weeks leading up to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Victorian nursing homes, why didn’t the Morrison Government and the aged care regulator do more to protect older Australians?
The announcement of a Victorian aged care response centre while welcome is sadly too late for some residents, staff and families already impacted.
Why was the Morrison Government not doing this work sooner?
We have seen the devastating impact of COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care in Australia and across the globe.
Australia’s aged care system was broken before the COVID-19 pandemic and this is only putting extra stress on the system.