ANMF takes the stand at Royal Commission
2019-02-15T13:35:30+00:00February 15th, 2019|
Implementing mandated minimum staffing levels and skills mix in aged care is not the sole indicator of a quality system yet one undoubtedly cannot be [...]
Older Australians leaving their healthcare to chance
2019-02-14T10:28:23+00:00February 12th, 2019|
Around 70% of older Australians are without an Advanced Care Directive. This means they are not leaving instructions in the event that they’re unable to make [...]
ANMF Priorities 2019
2019-02-06T11:50:51+00:00February 5th, 2019|
In 2019, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) will lead the way on a wide range of issues facing nursing, midwifery and the broader [...]
Staff ratios emerge as key issue as Royal Commission into Aged Care begins
2019-01-24T16:09:00+00:00January 22nd, 2019|
More than half of the 300 public submissions already received by the Royal Commission into Aged Care have raised concerns about substandard or unsafe care [...]
The technology seeking to transform aged care
2019-01-02T17:08:01+00:00December 17th, 2018|
Groundbreaking flexible sensors fitted into the beds of aged care residents able to detect if they are in bed or not, breathing and track heart [...]
Open letter calls on PM to legislate aged care ratios
2018-12-14T16:24:05+00:00December 15th, 2018|
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), together with the Australian Medical Association (AMA), The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and Australian and [...]
Medication overload
2018-12-19T14:08:46+00:00December 13th, 2018|
Fifty percent of older Australian are taking too many medications that are harmful or unnecessary, according to a new report. The report, Quality Use of [...]
Inquiry backs aged care tax transparency
2018-12-14T14:40:48+00:00November 28th, 2018|
The Senate Economics Reference Committee investigating the financial and tax practices of Australia's for-profit aged care providers has called for a range of measures it [...]
Supporting graduate nurses in aged care
2018-11-21T16:30:47+00:00November 18th, 2018|
When her father developed dementia in his mid-to-late 50s Dawn Ogden wanted to do everything in her power to help. It led her to a [...]