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Two nursing homes at the centre of Melbourne s deadly COVID-19 outbreak were inadequately prepared for emergencies and had insufficient infection prevention and control procedures, and the surge workforce sent in to help had not worked in aged care before and was unsure what to do .
An independent review of the outbreaks at St Basil’s Homes for the Aged and Heritage Care’s Epping Gardens, conducted by Professor Lyn Gilbert and Adjunct Professor Alan Lilly, found the homes had deteriorated to a shocking state during the crisis.
St Basil s Homes for the Aged in Fawkner, where 45 residents died.
Credit:Joe Armao
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Two nursing homes at the centre of Melbourne s deadly COVID-19 outbreak were inadequately prepared for emergencies and had insufficient infection prevention and control procedures, and the surge workforce sent in to help had not worked in aged care before and was unsure what to do .
An independent review of the outbreaks at St Basil’s Homes for the Aged and Heritage Care’s Epping Gardens, conducted by Professor Lyn Gilbert and Adjunct Professor Alan Lilly, found the homes had deteriorated to a shocking state during the crisis.
St Basil s Homes for the Aged in Fawkner, where 45 residents died.
Credit:Joe Armao