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’
ANMF reveals impacts of job insecurity in aged care at Senate Inquiry
ANMF reveals impacts of job insecurity in aged care at Senate Inquiry
Federal government is abandoning workplace Covid vaccinations for aged care staff, says ACTU
The federal government is walking away from its previous promise to vaccinate aged care workers at their workplace, with the change in tack set to place greater pressures on many frontline healthcare staff who have kept Australians safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACTU has argued. When announcing the national vaccine rollout in February, the […]
Mandated minimum staffing levels and skills mix key to delivering quality aged care, new paper argues
In a new paper, my colleagues Annie Butler (ANMF Federal Secretary) and Casey Marnie from the Federal Office Research Unit and I argue that mandated minimum staffing levels and skills mix are the foundation for delivering safe, quality care in nursing homes. While other factors such as increased education and training are important, providing quality […]
It’s back: Welcome to season 2 of Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds
It’s back: Welcome to season 2 of Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds
Opinion- Aged care: a depreciated sector
Although the current Australian government has made an effort to improve the quality of care in aged care, it seems that the depreciated sector has not yet settled. In 2018, the Australian Federal government introduced a Royal Commission into aged care, following reports regarding elder neglect and poor aged care condition at the time (Royal Commission […]
Aged care workers call for urgent reform of understaffed sector
Aged care workers call for urgent reform of understaffed sector
‘It is at the heart of quality of life’: Maggie Beer Foundation calls for improved food and nutrition in aged care
‘It is at the heart of quality of life’: Maggie Beer Foundation calls for improved food and nutrition in aged care