The federal government has unveiled a simplified policy for employers to sponsor overseas skilled workers. The move, announced last Friday, is expected to streamline the hiring process and supply the care and assistance sector with more staff outside Australia's borders. ...
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Govt pledges $11.3bn towards pay rise for aged care workers
The federal budget is set to bear the weight of a much-anticipated salary increase for aged care workers as Labor seeks to attract more staff to the sector through $10,000 pay hikes. This morning, the government announced it would fully ...
More »Australia’s migration system ‘too complex’ to solve nursing shortages
Australia's migration system has been branded 'crazily complex' in a landmark review published last week calling for major reforms to better attract overseas aged care and nursing staff. The aged care sector is projected to have a shortfall of nearly ...
More »Workforce will determine the fate of aged care: experts
Two aged care experts have said providers creating a better work environment for its staff would fix the majority of the sector's issues. Earlier this month, aged care provider Wesley Mission announced it would close its remaining three facilities after facing difficulties ...
More »More aged care homes close due to nursing shortage
Australia's nursing union has urged aged care providers to foster healthier work environments in order to attract nurses meet a new nationwide 24/7 nursing requirement by July. Last week, Sydney-based aged care home Wesley Mission said it would close its ...
More »Influx of overseas staff ‘opportunity’ to address racism: podcast
Recruiting overseas staff to fill workforce shortages in aged care could prompt the sector to become more culturally safe, a gerontology expert has said. Australia is increasingly more depending on overseas personal care workers and nurses to cover the anticipated shortfall ...
More »One in 20 facilities will not have nurses 24/7 by July, minister says
The government has conceded it will miss its self-imposed deadline to have 24/7 registered nurses on-site at every Australian aged care home. Aged Care Minister Anika Wells said 80 per cent of facilities are currently meeting 24/7 nursing requirements, and ...
More »‘Impossible’: rural aged care struggles with 24/7 nurses
Rural aged care providers have said having enough 24/7 nurses on-site by July would be 'impossible' as they struggle to recruit registered nurses to live and work in regional areas. Sue Thomson, chief of regional aged care provider McLean Care, ...
More »Graduate nurses headed for careers in aged care
The Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) has launched a new graduate program to attract more registered nurses into residential care facilities. Since its launch in November, over 75 nursing graduates have participated in the Aged Care Transition to ...
More »Using complaints to improve aged care
As a sector, aged care has a breadth of responsibility that sets it apart. Supporting not only older people’s daily activities, living arrangements, and social needs but also attending to many of their health-related care needs. For aged care clients ...
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