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…
14 days ago
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Nurse disqualified after working in Aged Care facilitie...
October 16, 2019
A South Australian nurse has been disqualified from working as a nurse for 25 years,…
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Elderly dumped in aged care scandal
October 1, 2019
A Queensland nursing home left residents homeless and staff unpaid when it abruptly shut down.…
Aged Care
Scandalous, but not illegal
October 1, 2019
The Earle Haven nursing home scandal is outrageous even by the low standards set by…
Aged Care
Poor staffing increases aged care hospitalisations
September 26, 2019
Inadequate staffing and skill levels have been identified as major contributing factors in avoidable hospital…
Aged Care
Joint report on avoidable hospitalisations from residen...
September 25, 2019
Click here to read or download the Joint report on avoidable hospitalisations from residential aged…
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Aged care workers ‘underpaid by 15 per cent’
September 25, 2019
Aged care workers are under-paid by at least 15 per cent, the chief executive officer…
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What causes Alzheimer’s disease? What we know, don’...
September 25, 2019
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, which is an umbrella term used…
Aged Care
LGBTIQ+ Ageing and Tech
September 24, 2019
Adam Poulsen, a doctoral student at Charles Sturt University, is conducting face-to-face and phone interviews…
Aged Care
Dementia Care Experiences and the Migrant Aged Care Wor...
September 17, 2019
Researchers at Curtin University, WA have recently published the findings of an international study examining…