The federal government has pledged to fund a pay rise for Australia's aged care nurses and workers, a move that peak unions said recognises the efforts of a "chronically undervalued" workforce. Labor filed a revised submission to the Fair Work ...
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St. Basil’s inquest: top health official unsure if surge workforce was up to scratch
Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton signed off on furloughing staff at St Basil’s despite being unaware of an inadequate surge workforce, an inquest has heard. During Melbourne's second wave of COVID-19, 50 residents died inside the Greek facility after ...
More »Nurses back royal commission lawyers’ aged care recommendations
The lawyers assisting the aged care royal commission last week handed down 124 recommendations for the commissioners to consider – and Australia’s nurses say the majority must be implemented. Counsel assisting Peter Rozen said there has been an absence of ...
More »Innovation, not ratios the key to fixing aged care: chief executive
“Ratios, ratios, ratios. Everybody will tell you that.” This was the response of aged care resident Merle Mitchell earlier this year at the royal commission when asked to nominate one thing she would change in the sector given the chance. ...
More »Morrison pledges $537 million for aged care
The federal government will spend more than half a billion dollars on aged care. Following the release of the aged care royal commission’s interim report – which identified boosting the number of home care packages, a response to over-reliance on ...
More »Commonwealth MIA on aged care workforce: royal commission lawyer
The Commonwealth appears to be missing in action. That was counsel assisting Peter Rozen's assertion as he discussed governance and leadership within the aged care sector while wrapping up a week of royal commission hearings centred around the aged care ...
More »Slew of aged care workers plan to leave the sector: survey
Attrition is a key player in the aged care sector's future workforce woes and a new survey has shown why. The survey of 5,000 workers revealed more than two-thirds (38 per cent) plan to leave the aged care sector within five years. ...
More »Nurses and doctors unite to call out government on aged care
Nurses and doctors have joined forces today, calling on the government to act now on the “crisis” in aged care. The Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and Australian Medical Association (AMA) have released a statement urging action now, rather ...
More »Getting residents mooving and grooving with silent discos: VIDEO
Each week the residents at Sydney’s Twilight Aged Care home in Glades Bay look forward to singing and dancing like no one is watching when Moove & Groove silent discos hustle into town. The brainchild of founder and CEO Alison ...
More »Royal commission extended six months, new commissioner named
Governor-General David Hurley has signed off on a request from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety for an extension of six months, Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck has announced. Colbeck also named an additional commissioner – retired ...
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