The aged care sector is facing a potential shortfall of 80,000 workers over the next five years. That’s one of the key findings of a new HESTA report that draws on its more than 200,000 members working in the space ...

The aged care industry needs new blood. An estimated 60 per cent of the existing workforce will reach retirement age over the next 15 years and recent research from HESTA has revealed the sector is facing a potential shortfall of ...

No nursing home visiting! This line struck Dr Russell Pearson as he was reading an advertisement for practices looking for GPs, as it was put forward as an incentive for jobseekers. “I was astonished,” Pearson said. “It made me wonder ...

A group of immunisation experts has again lent its weight to the push for mandatory healthcare worker vaccination. The Immunisation Coalition, which advocates for whole-of-life immunisation, said flu shots should be mandatory for all care, allied health and ancillary staff ...

Australian Industry and Skills Committee chair John Pollaers has urged the aged care industry to back the newly-established Industry Reference Committee and nominate members. Pollaers said the the aged care IRC needed to be driven by industry members to ensure ...

Workplace issues like stress and bullying and physical and mental health worries are the key concerns for nurses, midwives and students who are ringing a dedicated helpline. Nurse & Midwife Support (NM Support) data from its first year of operation ...

An early career enrolled nurse who works in inner-city Sydney would have to settle down 150km away in Cessnock in the Hunter Valley just to find an affordable home to purchase. That’s according to a new study carried out by ...

Fifty-eight times a day. That’s how often staff from a Perth-based aged care provider feel they improve a resident’s life. The SwanCare team came up the average figure after hosting collaborative workshops, facilitated by an external agency, to figure out just ...