Caring for older adults in a pandemic
Physiotherapists play an important role in Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the care of older Australians needing rehabilitation during inpatient stays. Meeting this need poses unique challenges, requiring innovative thinking from ward-based physiotherapists.
As Victorians face another lockdown in June this year, Jacqui Kay, Jessica Huglin and Taree Gibson share their insights and discuss how working on the frontline affects the practitioner and the person.
