staffing ratios
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Jul- 2021 -5 JulyIndustry & Reform
NSW inquiry calls for staff ratios to ease ‘burden’ on the sector
In early June the NSW Legislative Committee published its final inquiry into the issue of chronic understaffing in aged care…
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Sep- 2020 -29 SeptemberTop Stories
A lack of registered nurses is the next aged care crisis, but will anyone listen?
Maree Bernoth is angry. It doesnât appear straight away; sheâs affable on the phone and the kind of interviewee you…
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Dec- 2019 -9 DecemberIndustry & Reform
Innovation, not ratios the key to fixing aged care: chief executive
âRatios, ratios, ratios. Everybody will tell you that.â This was the response of aged care resident Merle Mitchell earlier this…
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Sep- 2019 -12 SeptemberNews
Queensland government targets rogue aged care providers with new Bill
The Palaszszuk-led Queensland government made good on its promise to improve transparency among the private aged care facilities in the…
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Jul- 2019 -19 JulyNews
Queensland promises staffing level reports, mandated ratios
Private aged care providers operating in Queensland will be asked to publicly report staffing information. If they donât, it may…
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May- 2019 -7 MayNews
Ratios, ratios, ratios: Royal Commission Sydney hearing begins
You could be forgiven for missing the Lionel Bowen Law Building on Sydneyâs Goulburn street. Its slate grey facade blends…
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Dec- 2018 -10 DecemberNews
Committee recommends publishing aged care staffing levels
Aged care providers should be required to report staff-to-patient ratios for their facilities each quarter, a committee investigating the move…
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Oct- 2018 -26 OctoberNews
Make publication of aged care staffing levels law: ANMF
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) will today reiterate its support for a Bill that would make it compulsory…
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Apr- 2018 -11 AprilIndustry & Reform
Path to better aged care: mandated staffing ratios or better funding base?
When quality of residential aged care is called into question, two paths to improvement seem to form: improved funding and…