Don't blame aged care workers for not getting vaccinated

Let’s not blame aged care workers for not getting the COVID-19 vaccination. With only around seven percent of the adult population of Australia fully vaccinated, aged care workers are not that different from the rest of us.

Rather, let’s support those people who are looking after the most vulnerable in our society. And if you have a loved one living in residential aged care, you will know that the potential spread of COVID-19 into their home is of grave concern, but not the only threat.

Every day, one in three aged care residents do not receive proper dementia care and have been chemically constrained. More than 70% of residents experience chronic constipation, and 58% have depression.