A wave of gastroenteritis has struck hospitals and aged care homes in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Mary MacKillop Aged Care facility in Hawthorn East is in lockdown. The Sisters of St Joseph Health Care Services refused to comment. Meanwhile,an outbreak at the Regis Armadale aged care facility, which is 500 metres from Cabrini Malvern, was brought under control on Wednesday, said Regis Healthcare’s general manager of corporate services Kirsty Nottle.
