The labour market update for 2023's September quarter found employment grew the most in the aged and disabled carer, registered nurse and child carer workforces in the year to June 2023. The Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) report recognised these ...
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Study finds ageism worsens health outcomes for aged care patients
As part of research into ageism's effect on older people's health, the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) held educational workshops that saw 90 per cent of its participants rethink the way they communicated with old people. Evaluations conducted both immediately ...
More »New scholarships to boost aged care workforce
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, ...
More »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 »Albanese Government delivers 24/7 nursing mandate
The Albanese Government has fulfilled its promise of implementing the 24/7 nursing mandate across aged care facilities. From July 1, aged care homes were required to have a registered nurse on-site for 24 hours, seven days a week. A month ...
More »‘Committed to bolster aged care nurses’: ACN responds to misrepresentation
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) critiqued yesterday’s article in The Australian, saying it misrepresented the College’s position on skilled migration for aged care nurses. Chief of ACN Kylie Ward said ACN was committed to work with the Government to ...
More »‘Make a difference’: Bulldogs player turned clinical dementia specialist
Greg Buckley's remarkable journey of becoming a clinical dementia specialist was celebrated at Uniting Eabrai in the ACT as part of Aged Care Employee Day. Thirty-five years ago, Greg's life was turned upside down when a traumatic brain and spinal ...
More »Where on earth are aged care CEOs taking us? – opinion
Businesses are shaped by the stories their CEOs tell. And aged care is no exception. We found aged care CEOs mostly talk about the tragedy of frailty, and their organisation’s heroicefforts to address this. But overlooked the deep meaning in ...
More »‘Reclaim your health’: burnout tips for aged care nurses
Overworked, overstretched, and overstressed – it is no secret that aged-care nurses are burning out and quitting their jobs across Australia. Data from the Department of Health and Aged Care shows that since 2016, there has been a 60 per ...
More »24/7 nurse mandate sees aged care homes close
Multiple aged-care facilities have been forced close due to workforce shortages in June and July, one month after a nationwide 24/7 nurse mandate was introduced into Australia's nursing homes. Last week three aged care facilities announced their closure, leaving 70 ...
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