Aged Care
23% pay rise for aged care AINs
April 11, 2024
Years of campaigning by the ANMF NSW and other unions has delivered a 23 per cent increase to award wages for Certificate III aged care workers. The Fair Work Commission has ordered new pay increases for aged care workers in further recognition that this mostly female workforce has been historically undervalued. On 15 March, the…
13 days ago
Aged Care
Asleep at the wheel
June 4, 2020
Most nursing homes did little or nothing to prepare for COVID-19 despite its well-publicised danger…
Aged Care
Elderly pay heaviest price
June 4, 2020
Around the world, COVID-19 has taken a disproportionate toll of aged care residents. “We failed…
Aged Care
Aged care workers inspiring efforts to keep residents s...
May 8, 2020
In presenting the findings of its national Aged Care COVID-19 Survey, the Australian Nursing and…
Aged Care
ANMF says aged care funding must guarantee safety of al...
May 1, 2020
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says the Federal Government must guarantee the additional…
Aged Care
Which aged care services near you weren’t up to s...
April 30, 2020
In July 2019, the government introduced new aged care standards to “raise the bar” in…
Aged Care
Aged Care needs more support to tackle COVID-19
April 29, 2020
The NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) has called on the Federal Government to urgently strengthen…
Aged Care
Royal commission counsel recommends ratios
April 1, 2020
The legal team assisting the aged care royal commission has proposed sweeping changes to raise…
Aged Care
Call to put nursing back into aged care
April 1, 2020
Lawyers assisting the aged care royal commission say RNs – and nurse practitioners – should…
Aged Care
ACAT privatisation canned
April 1, 2020
The Morrison government retreats from another attempt to sell a piece of the public health…