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Collaborative palliative care pilot project empowers aged care staff

Two Victorian aged care providers are changing the way they deliver end of life care. Peninsula Home Hospice and Vasey…

Most aged care homes are falling short of minimum care standards – new report

Michael Woods, University of Technology Sydney and Nicole Sutton, University of Technology Sydney New analysis has revealed many Australian aged…

Record number of aged care workers and health professionals moving to Australia

The Department of Health and Aged Care has released data showing international health professionals are immigrating to Australia in record…

On-site pharmacy for residential aged care from July 1

From July 1 federal government funding will be made available for residential aged care providers to engage the services of…

University of Newcastle professor appointed National Rural Health Commissioner

Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler has announced University of Newcastle's Professor Jennifer May is to take over…

NSW Budget: what’s in it for aged care

The NSW government has announced the state’s “biggest single investment in social housing” to help address the housing crisis, despite a budget it says…

Too many Australians are waiting for a home care package. Here’s how to fix the delays

Hal Swerissen, La Trobe University Waiting lists for older people who need home care have blown out again. Twice as…

Townsville welcomes new Fijian workers

Residents and staff at Bolton Clarke have welcomed a group of Fijian aged care workers at its Rowes Bay and…

Sector shortage drives a career change for one woman

A recent TAFE graduate has changed her career path, citing sector shortages and a personal experience that left her inspired…

Aged care workers have won a huge pay rise. What about the cleaners, cooks and admin staff who support them?

Matthew Xerri, Griffith University This month, the Fair Work Commission handed Australia’s aged care workforce an historic pay rise, with…

Qld aged care joins labour migration program

Queensland aged care provider Lutheran Services has joined the federal government's Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement. The agreement aims to…

71 per cent of aged carers say they’re struggling to meet 24/7 care

One in five aged care workers says the 200 minute per resident mandate is 'impossible' to achieve, and 71 per…

If you’re 65 or over and want to work, you’re far better off in New Zealand than Australia

Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Want to keep working after you’ve reached pension age? The…

Are migrants the solution to increase aged care workforce?

The last public hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s inquiry into the role of permanent migration in nation…

What will the national dementia data plan do?

There is no single data source that tracks how many people are diagnosed or are living with dementia each year,…

Mandatory care minutes hit aged care homes

Residential aged care homes have been required to report their care minutes to the Department of Health and Aged Care…

New agreements bump up aged care pay by 4.4 per cent

Workers on new collective agreements are scoring average wage increases of up to 5.8 per cent, according to fresh data…

Aged care beds sitting empty due to workforce shortages

The need for workforce reform is dire, as aged-care beds nationwide are empty despite long waiting lists, the Committee for…

Government reveals pension changes to get more Aussies to work

Older Australians wanting to work can earn up to $11,800 before their pension is affected as stated in the new…

Aged care, nurse workforces grew the most this quarter

The labour market update for 2023's September quarter found employment grew the most in the aged and disabled carer, registered…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

‘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…