Undervalued – Inside the ANMF’S push to lift wages of aged care workers by 25%
Long hours, poor pay and chronic understaffing are commonplace in aged care. Beginning in late April, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) considered landmark applications by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and Health Services Union (HSU), supported by the United Workers Union (UWU), for a 25% wage increase for aged care workers. The unions’ […]
ANMF calls on government to keep COVID payments for workers
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), is calling on the Albanese Government to reverse a decision to scrap COVID leave disaster payments, which have supported frontline workers throughout the pandemic. From today, workers who cannot work due to COVID-isolation requirements, will no longer be entitled to receive emergency payments of between $450-$750 a week. […]
The role gardens and gardening can play on the health and wellbeing of older people: A literature review
During my first clinical placement, an awe feeling struck me as I walked to the dining lounge overlooking a beautiful vegetable and flower garden. This was my first ever experience of being in an aged care facility that to my disbelief, some of the frail residents were actively enjoying gardening and checking their potted seedlings. […]
Aged care residents worried staff too ‘run off their feet’ to help with toileting, study finds
Aged care residents worried staff too ‘run off their feet’ to help with toileting, study finds
ANMF welcomes new Labor Government ministers
The ANMF has congratulated the Albanese Government’s new ministerial appointments as it reaffirms its intent to push for much-needed health and aged care reform. ANMF Acting Federal Secretary Lori-Anne Sharp said that the union and its 310,000-plus members looked forward to working with Mark Butler (Minister for Health), Annika Wells (Minister for Aged Care) and […]
A personal reflection working in aged care
In recent years, applications for residential aged care jobs have diminished, with companies in local areas fighting for the same staff. What will this mean for the future of residential aged care? Will there be enough staff within the qualified workforce to enforce the department’s mandated care hours in 2023? Residential aged care services are […]
Morrison Government must be held accountable for aged care deaths, urges ANMF
As Australians head to the polls tomorrow, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is reminding voters how the Morrison Government’s lack of action to fix aged care led to hundreds and hundreds of preventable deaths in privately-run nursing homes across the country. According to the Department of Health’s ‘COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged […]
ANMF reveals their Political Report Card on health and aged care policy
In the lead up to the Federal Election, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has formed a political report card on major political parties, Independent MPs and Senators’ commitments to healthcare. At the start of the election campaign, the ANMF wrote to politicians for their positions on priority areas essential to reforming Australia’s health […]
Aged care workers still waiting for promised COVID payments
Aged care workers still waiting for promised COVID payments
It’s time to care about aged care
I sensed there was something wrong as soon as I entered the lounge area at the start of my morning shift. It took me a moment to figure it out – something was missing. After a few moments, I realised it wasn’t something, it was someone. She was always there, waiting patiently in the armchair, […]