Aged Care
Aged Care nurses raise their voices in Canberra
March 28, 2024
Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across the country travelled to Canberra to address the ongoing failures by providers to comply with the federal government’s key aged care reforms. The group is standing together to call out providers, many of whom are proving they can’t be trusted to lift the standard of care…
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ANMF calls on government to protect nursing home reside...
March 4, 2020
The country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is working closely with…
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Religious aged care organisations oppose Religious Disc...
March 2, 2020
Eight faith-based aged care, health care and service providers have released a joint statement opposing…
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BREAKING: ACAT Privatisation STOPPED!
February 28, 2020
The Morrison Government’s plan to privatise Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACAT) has been scrapped following…
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Senate twice condemns Scott Morrison’s Aged Care...
February 21, 2020
The Senate has agreed to motions condemning the Morrison Government for its plan to privatise…
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Morrison wants private sector to assess elderly care
February 7, 2020
Despite growing opposition, the Morrison government appears determined to privatise Aged Care Assessment Teams that…
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ACAT nursing jobs at risk
February 7, 2020
Privatisation threatens the jobs of highly skilled and experienced nurses who ensure appropriate care is…
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Hazzard disowns ACAT privatisation
February 7, 2020
The NSW Liberal Party’s Health Minister joined State Labor ministers in criticising the ACAT privatisation.…
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Preventing suicide in nursing homes is possible. Here a...
February 5, 2020
Suicide among nursing home residents is a major concern. Between 2000 and 2013, around 140…
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LGBT elders more likely to suffer from loneliness, deme...
February 5, 2020
A new report has found that older LGBT people are at heightened risk of dementia…