The royal commission and the pandemic have not stemmed the pipeline of aged care developments but they could have a lasting impact on how care is delivered.
Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has called on the state’s chief health officer to front the media ahead of the roll out of the Pfizer vaccine in February.
Premier Mark McGowan has urged frontline workers not to get complacent ahead of a review into safety protocol breaches that saw three people quarantined.
Bassendean-based Roshana Care Group has lodged plans for a 120-bed aged care facility in Victoria Park, adding to the care provider’s substantial list of new projects.
Premier Mark McGowan has announced he will not close the borders with NSW, but has warned Western Australians against travelling to the state given the COVID outbreak in Sydney's Northern Beaches area.
Just hours after announcing travellers to WA from NSW would have to quarantine until they had returned a negative result for COVID, WA Premier Mark McGowan has announced arrivals from NSW must now quarantine for a full 14 days.
Premier Mark McGowan is awaiting advice from health experts before making any travel restriction decisions, after a Sydney airport worker tested positive to COVID-19.