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…
15 days ago
Aged Care
ANMF clarifies misinformation about aged care staff rat...
June 4, 2019
ANMF Media Release 4 June 2019 Aged care is chronically understaffed. Currently there are no…
Aged Care
Nurses impress at royal commission
June 3, 2019
Evidence from nurses was well received at the inquiry into Australia’s aged care system. A…
Aged Care
“No one seems to gives a toss”
June 3, 2019
Aged care expert blasts ‘uncaring’ lawmakers and governments that leave residents ‘waiting to die’. Australia’s…
Aged Care
Family trusts “designed to avoid tax” in aged care...
June 3, 2019
A new report commissioned by the ANMF highlights the lack of transparency and accountability for…
Aged Care
National survey paints a bleak picture of aged care
June 3, 2019
The ANMF’s 2019 National Aged Care Survey identifies a continued systemic failure to ensure safe…
Aged Care
ANMF welcomes new federal shadow cabinet
June 3, 2019
ANMF Media Release June 3 2019 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) welcomes the…
Aged Care
Fewer RNs leads to more aggression and loneliness ...
June 3, 2019
A decline in the number of RNs in aged care facilities is having a significant…
Aged Care
Nursing home sanctioned after staff cut
June 3, 2019
Complaints by NSWNMA members have led the aged care regulator to impose sanctions on an…
Aged Care
Art as remembrance
June 3, 2019
The drawings of a dementia patient inspired an aged care RN to transform his work…