LHMU claim also calls for fair workloads, staff to resident ratios and specific funding for wages Aged care members of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) will today become the first workers to use the new low paid bargaining ...

Mixed reaction from providers and peak bodies to government announcement. The wait is over. The federal government has announced its long-awaited plans for improving aged care, as part of its wider hospitals and health care reform agenda. Prime Minister Kevin ...

NSW premier says government shouldn’t look at hospitals in isolation A second state premier has called on the federal government to bring aged care more strongly into focus as it goes about implementing its reforms to hospitals. NSW premier Kristina ...

But they leave bonds in high care off the options list. The National Seniors Association (NSA) is developing a major policy statement on the best ways of funding aged care, including an online survey of members’ knowledge and preferences. But ...

Treasurer comes under pressure to tackle wage parity and care ratios. In the lead up to 11 May nurses unions are putting pressure on government to deliver their budget wish list. The $300 wage gap between aged care and public ...

Two thirds of upcoming budget will relate to health system and challenge of ageing population. The federal budget will be able to tackle health reform and the ageing population because the government does not have to navigate through the rubble ...

Those on age pension, disability support pension, carer payment, veteran income support payments all to receive increases. About four million people are set to receive a bigger pension payment from this month, the federal government has said. The pension payment ...

Aged care must be an integral consideration in the government’s planned reform of health services. Australia’s peak national body for not-for-profit aged and community care providers has welcomed the government’s move to deliver better health and hospitals to Australians. Aged ...