Workforce
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No time to be “in the moment” with dementia residents
New research has found that aged care staff need to be 'in the moment' for residents with dementia to have…
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CDU professor nominated for senior of the year
Charles Darwin University (CDU) associate professor Elaine Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama has been nominated for the 2024 Northern Territory Senior Australian of…
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Are migrants the solution to increase aged care workforce?
The last public hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s inquiry into the role of permanent migration in nation…
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Aged care workers paid back $2.1m after payroll error
An aged care service provider has paid back $2.1m to aged care workers across the country after a payroll error…
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Mandatory care minutes hit aged care homes
Residential aged care homes have been required to report their care minutes to the Department of Health and Aged Care…
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New agreements bump up aged care pay by 4.4 per cent
Workers on new collective agreements are scoring average wage increases of up to 5.8 per cent, according to fresh data…
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New regional at-home service opens in Lismore
A new headquarters for at-home care in regional New South Wales has been opened by HammondCare, as part of a…
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Government reveals pension changes to get more Aussies to work
Older Australians wanting to work can earn up to $11,800 before their pension is affected as stated in the new…
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Aged care, nurse workforces grew the most this quarter
The labour market update for 2023's September quarter found employment grew the most in the aged and disabled carer, registered…
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Long-awaited Maronite aged-care home opens
A much-needed aged care home has finally opened in western Sydney, focusing on the needs of the local Lebanese Maronite…
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