The Ministry of Health has today published the Independent Review of COVID-19 Clusters in Aged Residential Care Facilities report.
The report was commissioned by the Director-General of Health in April to learn from clusters of COVID-19 in Aged Care facilities so New Zealand would be better placed to manage any further occurrences — Review of Aged Residential Care facilities under way.
The report includes a number of recommendations for improvements which the Ministry will be seeking sector feedback on. Following this feedback, the approach, priorities and agreed actions can be confirmed.
Both the independent reviewers and the Ministry have acknowledged the work of staff and others involved in aged residential care to protect a