Four in 10 aged care residents malnourished
Four in 10 Australian aged care residents are malnourished, a new study has revealed, prompting calls for a national screening program to identify those at highest risk. The first large-scale study examining malnutrition in nursing homes found 40% of residents were malnourished, with 6% categorised as severely malnourished. The results have prompted warnings from the […]
Why nurses and midwives need to get political
In the early days of her career, Juliane Samara often heard people suggest nurses shouldn’t engage in politics. She never shared the view.
Explainer: All you need to know about the ANMF’s Work Value Cases
The ANMF is currently running two Work Value cases at the Fair Work Commission – The Aged Care Industry Case and The Nurses’ and Midwives’ Case. It has developed two FAQs to help members better understand the cases, why they are important, and the potential outcomes. The Current ANMF Work Value Cases FAQ sets out specific […]
Inside Maggie Beer’s ‘Big Mission’ to transform food in aged care
“I’m on my way to a lunch appointment but I’ve got to say, I’m a little nervous,” says Australian food icon Maggie Beer, in the opening scene of her new TV series for the ABC, Maggie Beer’s Big Mission, which premieres tonight. This is not your typical lunch but rather Beer’s “groundbreaking experiment” aimed at […]
ANMF condemns aged care providers for reclassifying lifestyle staff to meet mandated care minutes
Despite being funded to deliver landmark aged care reforms, some providers are undermining the government’s efforts, the ANMF says.
Guidance needed in aged care to improve help for grieving families
Government, researchers and aged care staff need to urgently come together to establish a formal approach to the grief and loss experienced by families in aged care, a Flinders University-led review has argued. The study reviewed 35 papers examining the grief, loss, and bereavement experience of family caregivers of those entering, living and dying in residential aged […]
ANMF calls on government to swiftly implement aged care pay rises
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has called on the federal government to implement final pay increases for aged care workers, as determined by the Fair Work Commission (FWC), by 30 June. The FWC handed down its Stage 3 decision in March, determining that direct care workers, including Assistants in Nursing (AINs)/Personal Care Workers […]
Federal Budget 2024: ANMF welcomes funding for health and aged care
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed the Albanese Government’s $8.5 billion in last night’s 2024-25 Budget for health, including $2.8 billion to strengthen Medicare and $2.2 billion for aged care to continue implementation of the Royal Commission’s recommendations. Key Budget wins include new Medicare rebates for midwives to provide longer consultations before […]
Government seeks to delay aged care wage increases
The federal government has requested landmark pay rises for aged care workers ordered by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) be phased over the next two years, citing concerns including that “large one-off wage increases” could fuel employment shortages across other sectors. Last month, the FWC awarded an historic wage rise of up to 28.5% for […]
Aged Care nurses visit Parliament to call out providers
Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across the country have travelled to Canberra to address the ongoing failures by providers to comply with the federal government’s key aged care reforms. The group is standing together to call out providers, many of whom are proving they can’t be trusted to lift the standard of […]