Residents and staff at Bolton Clarke have welcomed a group of Fijian aged care workers at its Rowes Bay and Glendale homes in Townsville, Queensland. Under the Australian Government's Aged Care Expansion Program (ACE), and as part of the PALM ...

A recent TAFE graduate has changed her career path, citing sector shortages and a personal experience that left her inspired for "purpose". Rebecca Deal changed her career to work in aged care after her event and conferencing business closed during ...

New figures from the Department of Health and Aged Care found that residential aged care is facing a gap of 5,918 nurses by 2024-25 – an improvement of only 44 from government forecasts during the December quarter. The Australian has ...

A Queensland law firm is offering aged care worker's the opportunity to have their Wills drafted free of charge. Throughout March, Attwood Marshall Lawyers is giving workers across the Gold Coast and Tweed area, where the practice is based, appointments ...

Queensland aged care provider Lutheran Services has joined the federal government's Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement. The agreement aims to help alleviate critical workforce shortages by attracting skilled carers from overseas. As part of a five-year agreement, Lutheran Services will ...

Following the federal government's new 24/7 nursing requirement, aged care providers must adopt a multi-faceted approach to staffing and training. The new laws – which have lead to the closure of at least 16 facilities across Australia – have created ...

The Federal Government announced that over $2 billion is being invested to "boost" aged care wages. December 1 marked not only the first day of summer but also a 4.4 per cent increase in the Australian National Aged Care Classification ...

New research has found that aged care staff need to be 'in the moment' for residents with dementia to have quality care. However, this kind of meaningful engagement is challenging due to staff shortages, workforce demands, and time constraints. The ...

Charles Darwin University (CDU) associate professor Elaine Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama has been nominated for the 2024 Northern Territory Senior Australian of the Year award for her work in child and newborn health. Ḻäwurrpa is a Warramiri woman from Yolŋu Country and ...

The last public hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s inquiry into the role of permanent migration in nation building has looked at how migration strategies could address workforce shortages in the aged care sector. Robert Thomason, the executive ...