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 ...

An aged care service provider has paid back $2.1m to aged care workers across the country after a payroll error was discovered in 2020. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) said both current and former staff working for the provider Calvary ...

Residential aged care homes have been required to report their care minutes to the Department of Health and Aged Care since October 1, equalling a sector-wide average of 200 minutes per day per resident, including 40 minutes spent with a ...

Workers on new collective agreements are scoring average wage increases of up to 5.8 per cent, according to fresh data released by the workplace umpire. The latest fortnightly wages data for enterprise agreement applications to the Fair Work Commission showed ...

A new headquarters for at-home care in regional New South Wales has been opened by HammondCare, as part of a commitment to bolster Lismore's future. Last week, Premier of NSW Chris Minns joined HammondCare's chief, Mike Baird, to formally open ...

Older Australians wanting to work can earn up to $11,800 before their pension is affected as stated in the new employment white paper released Monday. The 252-page paper outlined 190 policies with 70 already implemented and 80 underway; 31 with ...

The labour market update for 2023's September quarter found employment grew the most in the aged and disabled carer, registered nurse and child carer workforces in the year to June 2023. The Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) report recognised these ...