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 […]
Non-profit age care providers fail to account for billions of federal government funding, report shows
Some of the largest non-profit residential aged care operators in Australia have failed to account for billions of dollars in federal government funding, according to a new report from the Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability & Research (CICTAR), released yesterday. The report, Caring for Growth, Australia’s largest non-profit aged care providers, demonstrated that the […]
“It’s not what you say… it’s what you do” Aged care workers call for genuine respect on Aged Care Employee Day
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation is highlighting the fact that aged care workers need genuine respect on Aged Care Employee Day. Already working under trying conditions, aged care workers from around the country are now dealing with the horrific challenges the COVID 19 pandemic has created. On Aged Care Employee Day, the ANMF and […]
Show genuine respect for aged care workers on Aged Care Employee Day says union
Aged care workers battling significant challenges from the COVID-19 outbreak across Australia need more than acknowledgment, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) said today, on Aged Care Employee Day. While the union said community gratitude was welcomed, the inspiring efforts aged care workers have made during this time of adversity required genuine respect in […]
Australians willing to pay extra tax to reach higher standards in quality aged care
Australians willing to pay extra tax to reach higher standards in quality aged care
Calls to increase Victorian staff in wake of growing COVID-19 aged care cases- State government introduces worker support payment
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) is urgently calling on the federal government to direct private providers to increase their nursing, personal care, cleaning and support staff numbers following the growing cases of COVID-19 outbreaks in Melbourne’s nursing homes. The call comes as some Victorian aged care facilities and aged care groups planned […]
‘Our strength is our health system; our weakness is our aged care system’: ANMF gives evidence at Senate Inquiry into government’s response to COVID-19
‘Our strength is our health system; our weakness is our aged care system’: ANMF gives evidence at Senate Inquiry into government’s response to COVID-19