Understaffing tops concerns held by aged care residents
Only a quarter of aged care residents feel that their care needs are always met, while nearly half are most concerned about understaffing, a new report for the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has found. The National Ageing Research Institute study, Inside The System: Aged Care Residents’ Perspectives, was published today ahead […]
Aged care ‘failing’ older Australians and in need of major overhaul, report finds
Aged care ‘failing’ older Australians and in need of major overhaul, report finds
Aged Care Royal Commission staffing recommendations don’t go far enough, says ANMF
The ANMF has welcomed six recommendations outlined in a special report released by the Royal Commission yesterday calling on the federal government to urgently support the aged care sector to manage COVID-19 but says the measures fail to address chronic understaffing and skills mix and do not go far enough to protect vulnerable older Australians […]
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 […]