As severe workforce shortages cripple the industry, rural and remote aged care homes may have been fighting the hardest to keep their heads above water - and it's not over yet. Upcoming legislation will mandate 24/7 registered nurses by July ...

Aged care providers are voicing concerns the fair work umpire's verdict on increasing staff's wages will come too late. On August 17th, the federal government handed in its submission to the Fair Work Commission (FWC), pushing for a 'meaningful and ...

Close to 20 per cent of Australian rural and remote aged care facilities may apply for an exemption to the mandated requirement to have nurses on site 24/7, due to come into effect by July next year. Associate Professor of ...

Homemaker Virginia Ellis, 55, joined aged care provider Uniting Springwood's team 15 years ago. And even then, they said, 'Oh, hey, Virginia, I know it's your first day, but we're short-staffed. Can you come?' But she said the last few ...

As the short-staffed aged care sector braces itself for the impending Covid peak, the government has released new measures to guide providers on handling outbreaks in residential homes. The 'winter plan' comes in response to providers' claims that the government ...

Australia needs to up its game in attracting overseas aged care workers to plug staffing gaps before competition with countries like New Zealand and Canada becomes more fierce, experts say. Chief executive of the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council, Louise ...

Nurses are indispensable to the proper functioning of healthcare systems. Beyond their medical and administrative duties, they are an important pillar of emotional and mental support to patients and their loved ones. Today, nurses are increasingly playing a greater role ...

Allied Health Professions Australia strongly supports increasing the hours of registered nurses in aged care, just as we support all the recommendations of the Royal Commission. Unfortunately, cherry picking recommendations does people in aged care a disservice. A single nurse ...

A survey has found the majority of aged care workers have not received Scott Morrison’s $800 workforce bonus. In January, the prime minister promised two instalments of up to $400 in response to mounting concerns over underpayment, staff shortages and ...

After 11 years of working in aged care, Donna Rowland has reached her limit. The Victorian personal care worker is one of the hundreds across Australia struggling to meet elderly residents' basic care needs due to critical staffing shortages. “I've ...