Stacey Masters

Post doc researcher and former RN/RM and passionate about health and aged care policy and service provision. Views are my own.

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@BenFordhamLive How is John doing following his serious assault in aged care?

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@jsam_1967 @woolworths I've missed you!

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@DavidJoffe64 @Peter_Fitz Why was pain medication not titrated to ensure comfort? 😕

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@Icomefromunder @janelaw47492107 @profesterman You can check the April 2025 Joint letter from the CMO and Commissioner to the Boards of aged care services re winter preparedness. The letter describes the expectations re promoting the benefits of, & offering 6/12 Covid vaccinations, & antivirals.
https://t.co/wgaoo1DpGQ.

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@profesterman Most people aged 75+ are part of communities where Covid is only mentioned in past tense.
Reporting of COVID outbreaks in residential aged care identified the risks for that group. Mum got Covid 3x in a MSU in 2 yrs. Who's willing to hear that?
@AgedCareQuality @healthgovau

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@ROSA_Project An excellent graphic and interesting study. Well done!

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@profesterman Who receives PCR confirmation of COVID in SA in 2026? Anyone other than those living in residential aged care?

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@BigBadDenis @healthgovau @Mark_Butler_MP @SamRaeMP Covid is airborne, MSU residents need support to isolate and most spend the day in close proximity to others. Who is going to care when the number of resident cases aren't reported?
"Living with Covid" is cruel. Dementia doesn't make it any less so for our loved ones.

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@BigBadDenis @healthgovau @Mark_Butler_MP @SamRaeMP Well, that's an incentive for Providers to care about Covid transmission in residential aged care - NOT!!!
First govt stops supply/$ for RATs & PPE, now they stop reporting cases. So who is accountable for repeated C19 infections that cause misery and premature deaths?

[Hiroshi Yasuda (保田浩志) @Yash25571056]

"We analyzed lymphocyte subset data from 40,537 patients across three phases: pre-COVID, mass infection, and post-COVID..
During mass infection [with SARS-CoV-2], T cells, CD4+T cells, CD8+T cells, NK cells, and B cells dropped significantly.
Even 20 months post-infection, CD8+ T cells remained 9.9% below baseline..
older adults and males showed prolonged lymphopenia.
In cardiovascular disease patients, T lymphocytes remained 72.9% below baseline for 20 months post-infection..
Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."

You may feel invincible against any pathogens and die quickly.

'Persistent attenuation of lymphocyte subsets after mass SARS-CoV-2 infection'
https://t.co/YHv5Rf29FR

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@1goodtern RIP Mum
You withstood 3 Covid infections in MSU before succumbing to dementia and increasing episodes of breathlessness.

[Bruce Taggart @LuckyOZBloke]

@LeiblerMark Australians can both mourn the Jews murdered in Bondi & protest the atrocity of Israel's ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza

Anyone who can't accept that that's the natural human reaction to both atrocities has got a problem with empathy, compassion, humanity & morality

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

Covid infection damages those we love.

[tern @1goodtern]

Zero surprise to me that the guardian bravely fails to mention:

>that Covid infection damages immune function

>that post-viral immune dysregulation increases susceptibility to bacterial infection

>that immunocompromised people are more likely to generate resistant infections

>that viral pandemics accelerate anti-microbial resistance via immune effects

Cowards.
😡

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@Mike_Honey_ @DavidJoffe64 @LongDesertTrain @MichaelKidd5 @AgedCareQuality @healthgovau When will the system Governor act on high transmission rates of C19 in Memory Support Units? When you witness repeat C19 outbreaks in a MSU, you know we must do better!

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@Mike_Honey_ @DavidJoffe64 @LongDesertTrain GPs and pharmacists who work in residential aged care may benefit from a clinical update re molnupiravir vs Paxlovid for residents who test positive for C19, particularly given the volume of prescriptions in this cohort.
@MichaelKidd5 @AgedCareQuality @healthgovau

[Aaron Smith @aaronsmith]

As the Liberals roll into a second week of rank political opportunism, it’s worth remembering this:

Tony Abbott quietly did a deal with an MP that allowed controversial rapid-fire shotguns into Australia.

The question is - who was the MP, and why the deal?

I found out. 👇

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[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

It's difficult to be reminded that governments have installed clean air systems for themselves, but fail to mandate clean air for people living with dementia in residential aged care who have no control over the space they share with others @Mark_Butler_MP @SamRaeMP

[tern @1goodtern]

Your occasional reminder that your government has installed clean air systems in its buildings but you have to suck on exhaled dirt from the fetid lungs of your fellow plebs everywhere you go.

[tern @1goodtern]

How had I not seen this before?

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

@BigBadDenis @Mark_Butler_MP @SamRaeMP Given the lack of interest in calculating excess deaths in residential aged care, maybe the govt could look at repeat infections as a rationale for better ventilation and germicidal UV in aged care. Unless they are okay with 3x C-19 infections in <2 years in an 87 yr old?

[Stacey Masters @mast0052]

You failed to mention the aged care providers in SA who won't accept residents into a Memory Support Unit on a permanent basis without a SACAT application for Special Powers.

How many people move directly from hospital to MSU?
@PictonChris
@k_eagar

https://t.co/vRV0GamStX