New data from the Department of Health has revealed more than 30 aged care homes in New South Wales were falling below ‘acceptable’ standards. As part of the latest star ratings released in August, aged care homes in NSW were ...

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has opened scholarships to help boost the aged care workforce. Last week, scholarship applications for aged care nursing and allied health opened at ACN – a move labelled by ACN as “vital”. ACN’s chief, ...

Billions of dollars worth of cost of living measures will this month begin flowing through for millions of Australians feeling the pinch at the checkout or when paying their bills. While the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data indicates inflation ...

The Australian College of Nursing has received a funding boost to help train and upskill more nurses to work in the aged care sector. Under new rules implemented at the start of July, aged-care facilities must roster at least one ...

The Chief of Australia's leading palliative care organisation has called to embed end-of-life services into aged-care homes after new data showed increased pressure on public hospitals. Last week the Australia Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) reported that the number ...

Last Thursday, HSU aged care workers rallied to keep Newcastle's Wallsend Aged Care Facility open after fears the NSW government was closing it by stealth. Hunter New England Local Health District (LHD) confirmed Wallsend Aged Care Facility had more than ...

An overwhelming majority of caregivers in Australia reported increased stress levels, isolation and a lack of support during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to recent survey. Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) looked at the perspectives of over a thousand ...

A new study has proposed practical steps aged care providers can take to improve the retention and attraction of workers. The Australian Aged Care Workforce Industry Council (ACWIC) surveyed over 172,000 aged care workers over three years, revealing 12 key ...

Aged care can offer more diverse responsibilities, leadership opportunities, and stronger long-term relationships than nursing in hospitals, a Sydney-based aged care provider chief has said. The sector is in dire need of additional staff to meet the 24/7 nursing mandate ...

Next week's federal budget will fund a highly-anticipated salary increase for aged care workers after Labor announced a major increase in sector-wide spending. On Wednesday, the government said it will fund a 15 per cent pay rise for over 250,000 ...