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Western Sydney nurse struck off after vile act involving aged care resident with dementia

A western Sydney nurse masturbated in front of a dementia patient after turning the lights off and closing the curtains…

Melbourne nurse cops suspension over Covid ‘mistake’

An aged care nurse has been suspended following a “mistake” he made during Covid lockdown in Melbourne. Nursing staff at…

Everything providers need to know about the 24/7 nursing requirement

Aged Care Insite delved deeper into the details of reporting, breaks, and exemptions as the round-the-clock nursing mandate is to become…

Chemists and doctors clash over prescribing in aged care homes

A new study has emphasised a need for better teamwork between GPs and pharmacists to curb medicine-related harm in residential…

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…

New training to improve safety of psychotropic medications

Researchers have developed new training modules for aged care workers and nurses to reduce medication misuse in restrictive practices in…

Labor breaks 24/7 nursing deadline

Labor has admitted it will miss its self-imposed deadline to have 24/7 registered nurses on-site at every Australian aged care…

‘On the same page’: home care worker and recipient share story

Perth-based aged care support home care worker Jacqueline and former nurse Carmen share a special bond. Every Thursday and Friday…

ACCPA launches program to attract nurses into aged care

The Aged and Community Care Providers Association (ACCPA) has launched a new graduate program to attract more registered nurses into…

Nurse-on-nurse bullying topic of coming study

Nurse-on-nurse bullying is a problem and one research project aims to find out how nurses think it should be tackled.…