More than half of the country’s aged care workers are yet to receive their first $400 cash bonus from the government, almost two months after it was first announced. In early February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced eligible workers would be given two ...
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Watchdog reports increased complaints
Staffing levels, medication management and personal hygiene were the most frequently complained about issues in residential care homes towards the end of last year. Between October and September 2021, a total of 1,639 complaints were lodged against 550 residential care ...
More »Better pay, more training, same job: nursing homes under Labor
Residents are going to love the better meals, getting the bell answered on time and not having to gooff to hospital in the middle of the night. Staff will be over the moon about finally getting a fair-days pay, and ...
More »Push for ‘winter boosters’ and flu vaccines in aged care homes as COVID-19 cases surge
An epidemiology expert is urging older people to get their flu shot and winter booster after a 36 per cent increase in COVID-19 cases in aged care homes this week. As of 31 March, there have been 658 active outbreaks ...
More »What the budget means for our health and aged care sectors – five ideas to start reform: opinion
After the challenges of funding significant spending on COVID-19, 2021’s $17.7bn aged care reform package and the additional $2.1bn for mental health, it was not unreasonable to expect that 2022’s pre-election budget would be less exciting for health than previous ...
More »New facility to train and retain aged care workers opens in the Northern Territory
A new aged care training centre has opened at Charles Darwin University's (CDU) Casuarina campus to better educate and prepare students. CDU and the Territory Labor Government invested $1.7 million into the centre, which includes four specialised beds and modern ...
More »Some providers spending $6 a day on food: report
Almost a third of Australian aged care facilities spend less than 10 dollars a day on residents' meals, new data has shown, reviving calls for greater transparency around food spending. Of the 2,600 aged care facilities which self-reported food data ...
More »Labor’s $2.5b aged care promise
Australian aged care homes would have a registered nurse on site 24 hours a day, staff would get a pay rise and residents would have better care under a $2.5bn overhaul promised by the federal opposition. Anthony Albanese used his ...
More »2022 Budget: Training boost for workers but no wage increase
Tuesday’s federal budget directed $49.5 million dollars to training for aged care workers despite repeated industry calls to increase wages. The Morrison Government's total forecast spending on aged care for 2022-23 has increased by less than 1 per cent compared ...
More »An eye on preventing blindness and detecting Alzheimer’s
A digital eye screening device is in development that could help detect eye diseases earlier to prevent blindness in older people, and may also play a role in predicting cases of Alzheimer’s disease. Using artificial intelligence (AI), The University of ...
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