Aged care and nursing unions have pushed for equal pay for the female-dominated workforce on International Women's Day. Yesterday, the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC) and the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) chiefs said that it's unacceptable for women ...

Lifeview has disputed claims made by the ANMF that it won't pass on a 15 per cent wage rise for its staff. Last week, the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (ANMF) said it had received reports from aged care workers ...

Providers can move to raise their revenue by optimising facility design, according to an aged care advisory firm. StewartBrown's latest review into the sector estimated that up to 50 residential care homes could be closing their doors in the next 18 ...

Perth-based aged care support home care worker Jacqueline and former nurse Carmen share a special bond. Every Thursday and Friday morning, Jacqueline comes over to help 84-year-old Carmen, who was diagnosed with lung cancer, with her daily tasks. While they ...

The Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) has launched a new graduate program to attract more registered nurses into residential care facilities. Since its launch in November, over 75 nursing graduates have participated in the Aged Care Transition to ...

Two years after the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was handed down, sector advocates are calling for "genuine reform" and for the government to immediately enact a new aged care act. On March 1 ...

March 1 marks two years since the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety’s shocking final report was tabled in Parliament. The Royal Commission was a damning assessment of an aged care system in crisis. After years of ignorance, ...

Experts have sounded the alarm on the growing crisis of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, increasingly posing a risk for aged care facilities. The new report from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and CSIRO warned Australia of a looming ...

As a sector, aged care has a breadth of responsibility that sets it apart. Supporting not only older people’s daily activities, living arrangements, and social needs but also attending to many of their health-related care needs. For aged care clients ...

A research team is calling for the government to fund pets in aged care to improve residents' mental health. The University of South Australia (UniSA) published its study on implementing foster cats into aged care earlier this year. UniSA researcher and project ...