Working in a Nursing Home During the Pandemic. Yes, There Are Risks and Fears.

Health-care workers are facing a very difficult time in this time of pandemic. In particular, there is concern about the health of people working in aged-care facilities, and their patients.

Registered Nurse Ivonne Callow and the Marten Aged Care at Largs North in South Australia. Source: Supplied - Ivonne Callow, 17 Jul 2020.

Ivonne Callow is a registered nurse at a nursing home in Adelaide, talks about her feelings about working at this time and about the health and social protocols that are in place at the facility.

Listen to SBS Indonesian every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 3 pm.

Follow us on Facebook and catch us on podcasts. 

 And you can keep abreast of the latest information about the corona virus in your language at sbs.com.au/coronavirus

Medical staff are seen preparing to transport people at St Basils Home for the Aged Care in Fawkner which has had an outbreak of COVID-19, Melb. 25 Jul 2020. Source: Photo -AAP Image/David Crosling