Should all aged-care residents with COVID-19 be moved to hospital? Probably, but there are drawbacks too
- Written by Jed Montayre, Senior Lecturer (Nursing), Western Sydney University
COVID-19 is continuing to devastate Victorian aged-care homes, with 1,435 active cases now linked to the sector, and at least 130 residents having died.
The question of whether to automatically move residents with COVID-19 out of aged-care homes and into hospital has divided public and expert opinion.
There are both advantages and disadvantages to...





