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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…
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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…
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Industry & Reform
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 Australiaâs aged care workforce an historic pay rise, with…
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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…
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Clinical Practice
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…
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Opinion
If youâre 65 or over and want to work, youâre far better off in New Zealand than Australia
Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Want to keep working after youâve reached pension age? The…
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Are migrants the solution to increase aged care workforce?
The last public hearing of the Joint Standing Committee on Migrationâs inquiry into the role of permanent migration in nation…
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Industry & Reform
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,…
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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…
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News
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…
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