Aged Care Insite Issue 119 Jun-Jul 2020 | Page 3

contents MANAGING EDITOR Richard Garfield 02 9936 8628 [email protected] news 2 Anger over tax turnaround on retention bonus 3 Unions decry pay freeze for HEALTH EDITOR Conor Burke 02 9936 8638 [email protected] NEWS EDITOR Dallas Bastian 02 9936 8637 [email protected] SUBEDITOR Robert Santos 02 05 essential workers 4 Special pandemic paid leave for aged care? 5 How some countries avoided COVID deaths in aged care 6 Project aims to bring back handwritten letters 7 New Alzheimer’s test coming to Australia industry & reform 8 Lend them your ears Resident complaints must PRODUCTION EDITOR Kate Prendergast not be dismissed 9 High standard Australia’s virus response SALES ENQUIRIES Sarah Licence 02 9936 8710 [email protected] SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES 02 9936 8666 [email protected] PUBLISHED BY APN Educational Media GPO Box 4245 Sydney NSW 2001 ABN 58 090 900 999 Print Post 100008043 ISSN 1836-1501 OCLC 536881479 08 12 an exemplar 11 Pandemic access Should visitor rights be enshrined in law? 12 Cutting through Working with the media to tell your story 13 Sharper focus COVID highlights sector’s faults and strengths 14 Seeing them Celebrating nurses now and always 16 Final journey Aged care on a luxury cruise ship? PUBLISHER’S NOTE © Copyright. No part of this publication can be used or reproduced in any format without express permission in writing from APN Educational Media. The mention of a product or service, person or company in this publication, does not indicate the publisher’s endorsement. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the opinion of the publisher, its agents, company officers or employees. 14 16 clinical focus 20 The way out What the virus reveals about palliative care 21 Vast returns More funds needed for palliative industry practical living 22 Being there Free online therapy for aged care residents 23 On the plate Dietitians provide virtual advice for residents 24 A new grieving Coping with a different kind of loss workforce 26 Calling quits What would happen if nurses didn’t clock on? 22 26 technology 28 Becoming a digital native Old folks learning new tech agedcareinsite.com.au 1