The ANMF and AMA call on the Prime Minister to take urgent action to prevent further COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care
The ANMF and AMA call on the Prime Minister to take urgent action to prevent further COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care
‘We’re short-staffed all the time’: Unions and aged care workers unite to demand action to fix broken system
‘We’re short-staffed all the time’: Unions and aged care workers unite to demand action to fix broken system
‘Where does the money go?’: Professor Joseph Ibrahim questions use of government funding in aged care
“I don’t think anyone really knows,” responded leading aged care reform advocate Professor Joseph Ibrahim when asked how billions of dollars of federal government funding for aged care is actually spent on Monday night’s episode of ABC’s The Drum. “What we do know is that some providers make massive profits. Other providers are claiming that […]
Researchers call for greater mental health support for aged care workers amid COVID-19 pandemic
With more than 1,700 confirmed cases of COVID within the state’s workforce and 163 outbreaks since the start of the year, the demands on the Victoria’s aged care sector have never been greater. According to the co-author of a recent op-ed published by the University of Melbourne that calls for a “psychological version of PPE” […]
ANMF urges the Department of Health to protect healthcare workers with N95/P2 masks
ANMF urges the Department of Health to protect healthcare workers with N95/P2 masks
Royal Commission report uncovers lack of financial transparency over use of aged care funding
An independent report commissioned by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety examining the financial state of Australia’s aged care sector has uncovered a lack of financial transparency when it comes to how providers spend government and user funds. The Royal Commission engaged international consulting firm BDO to undertake the report, which analysed […]
Extra funding for aged care
Australia’s aged care sector will receive an additional $563.3 million in funding to boost its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Announced yesterday by the federal government, the funding builds on the $205 million COVID-19 Support Payment provided to all residential aged care providers back in June, injecting a further $245 million into nursing homes. The […]
Australian nursing homes would need an extra $621m a year to achieve highest quality
Small-sized state government-run nursing homes provide the best quality, according to ground-breaking new research released by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety today. Conducted by the University of Queensland, the research found it would cost an additional $621 million each year to make improvements so all of Australia’s aged care homes reach […]
‘It is unacceptable’: Australia lags behind in monitoring aged care quality
‘It is unacceptable’: Australia lags behind in monitoring aged care quality
Residents, families and workers in aged care face ongoing psychological trauma, Royal Commission told
Aged care staff on the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis, residents, and their families are facing a massive emotional toll in the face of insufficient numbers of qualified nurses and carers, staff cuts and lack of personal protective equipment supplies, the Royal Commission heard this week. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) Federal Secretary Annie […]