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…
16 days ago
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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…
Aged Care
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…
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ACAT privatisation digs a deeper hole for aged care
January 31, 2020
Aged Care Nurse Jocelyn Hoffman writes about what the proposed privatisation of Aged Care Assessment…
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Many people have a hard time swallowing. Here’s h...
January 21, 2020
Swallowing food, drink, and saliva is a central part of our lives. It’s something we…
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Hot and bothered: heat affects all of us, but older peo...
January 21, 2020
Australian summer temperatures have risen by 1.66℃ over the past 20 years. In the past…
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Too many Australians living in nursing homes take their...
January 21, 2020
Around 140 Australian nursing-home residents took their own lives between 2000 and 2013, our new…
Aged Care
“You’re better off working at Aldi”: Royal Commis...
January 21, 2020
The Royal Commission into Aged Care has heard that nurses and aged care workers are…
Aged Care
Answering the same questions over and over: how to talk...
January 20, 2020
If you care for or know someone with dementia, they’ve probably asked you “what are…
Aged Care
Persons with Alzheimer’s disease have a higher risk o...
January 20, 2020
Persons with Alzheimer’s disease have approximately 30% higher risk of head injuries, and 50% higher…