- While the COVID death rate in aged care has significantly decreased in 2022, the number of total deaths has increased exponentially
- Advocates say not enough people are aware of the trauma still happening in aged care
- Residents are torn between fearing the outside world and wanting to be a part of it
"A lot of them need to see a face. They need to be able to touch somebody,"she said.
"This year, the deaths have been out of sight and out of mind."
"We've seen a lot of troubles in our lives and I suppose we've survived them all and we'll survive this one, hopefully."