41 infections at 17 facilities in Australian #agedcare.

Yet the govt has locked down without explicit supplementary staffing.

Without extra staff, hygiene procedures can’t be performed effectively, or basic care will suffer. The status quo is a recipe for neglect #abc730

Child care at least has legally mandated staff to child ratios that ensure adequacy of care, unlike aged care, which has none. No staffing requirements. And in aged care residents already have high medical care needs.