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, ...
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Cost of living measures take effect this month
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 ...
More »Funding boost to pave the way for aged care nurses
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 ...
More »‘Not working’: Calls to embed end-of-life care into nursing homes
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 ...
More »HSU rally against aged care closure
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 ...
More »The invisible work: Public views on caring through Covid-19
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 ...
More »Practical steps for aged care providers to improve retention
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 ...
More »Nursing career in aged care worth ‘more than pay’
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 ...
More »Budget to fund $11.3bn aged care pay rise
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 ...
More »Australia’s migration system ‘too complex’ to solve staff shortage
Australia's migration system has been branded 'crazily complex' in a landmark review published last week calling for major reforms to better attract overseas aged care and nursing staff. The aged care sector is projected to have a shortfall of nearly ...
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