With the huge growth in aged care requirements in Australia, finding the right staff is already a challenge faced by many aged care facilities – and it’s only going to get tougher. Add to this the current debate on staff ratios ...

I have just returned from the World Congress of Sociology in Toronto, Canada. Like the Olympics, this is held every four years in a different part of the world. With about 5000 people registered and big-name researchers and theorists attending ...

There is an obvious employer expectation and condition of employment that when nurses are at work they are awake and not sleeping. After all, the employer is paying for the time that the nurse is at work. This rule does ...

Most organisations are now aware of the federal government’s mandatory notifiable data breach (NDB) legislation and the penalties associated with failing to comply. Essentially, the scheme aims to give individuals more control over their personal data, so it requires certain ...

Finally, there is an international forum for research and debate where the problems and questions that surround unpaid care provided at home can receive attention alongside many of the other questions raised by changing policies and service systems. The International ...

For many service providers, there comes a time when it’s essential to reorganise the business. The external environment has significantly changed, with a 40 per cent rise in new service provider entrants, a squeeze on operating margins and a changing ...

The Department of Health recently announced ACAR 2018–19 and that an invitation to apply for 13,500 residential aged care places, 775 short-term restorative care places and up to $60 million in capital grants is expected soon. Residential aged care (RAC) ...

It might seem far-fetched to think that there could be any connections between caring for an older person and the current Banking Royal Commission in Australia. Banking, after all, is about money and how it’s managed. It’s concerned with big ...