Too-great expectations: How Australia’s aged care COVID-19 vaccination rollout fell short
In February, when the Morrison government unveiled Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan, aged care workers, along with frontline healthcare workers and quarantine and border workers, were included in the highest priority group, phase 1a, and assured they would get vaccinated at their workplaces within the next six weeks. Instead, two months on, fewer than 10% […]
Government’s response to aged care reform remains disappointingly lacking
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality & Safety Final Report found that the aged care workforce is understaffed, under qualified and under paid. So what has been the government’s response to the Commission’s recommendations and will it be enough? The Final Report of the Royal Commission into Quality and Safety in Aged Care released […]
COVID-19 vaccine to become mandatory for aged care workers
COVID-19 vaccine to become mandatory for aged care workers
ANMF applies for 25% wage increase for aged care workers
ANMF applies for 25% wage increase for aged care workers
COVID-19 and the workforce wellbeing of Australia’s nurses, midwives, and care workers
COVID-19 and the workforce wellbeing of Australia’s nurses, midwives, and care workers
Aged Care Transition to Practice program to increase RN’s in aged care
Aged Care Transition to Practice program to increase RN’s in aged care
Federal budget falls short of promised aged care reform
Federal budget falls short of promised aged care reform
Report: At least $10 billion more needed per year to reform aged care
The Morrison Government would need to inject at least an extra $10 billion in funding per year to implement the Aged Care Royal Commission’s recommendations, with the looming 2021-22 Federal Budget presenting the ideal opportunity to start fixing the broken sector, according to a new report from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work. The […]
NSW aged care nurses rally outside PMs office to demand funded mandated staff ratios
NSW aged care nurses rally outside PMs office to demand funded mandated staff ratios
ANMF calls on Australians to support new national aged care campaign: ‘It’s not too much’
ANMF calls on Australians to support new national aged care campaign: ‘It’s not too much’