Consumers Industry Government Aged care workers set to go on strike for first time A majority of aged care workers across five large aged care facilities have voted to go on strike due to ongoing anger...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers No funding or workers to implement recent amendments to Aged Care Reform Bill Late on Wednesday night, amendments were made to the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care workers biggest losers in Federal Budget The 2022/23 Federal Budget has not delivered for aged care workers and has left many organisations and groups...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care sector looking for more funding and reform in soon-to-be-released Federal Budget The 2022/23 Federal Budget will be dropping tonight with the aged care sector and organisations eagerly awaiting to see...
Consumers Industry Education & Training Aged care wages barely keeping up with cost of living A new report, part of an election campaign launched by the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC), has found that the...
Consumers Industry Health and Wellbeing The pandemic has exacerbated workplace stress in aged care OPINION – In the years leading up to the pandemic, workplace stress already became recognised as a major workplace...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers One in five aged care workers plan to quit in next 12 months, says ANMF survey The dire situation of the aged care workforce shortage has been further highlighted by a recent report from the...
Consumers Industry Finance Aged care sector sends open letter to Prime Minister Aged care peak bodies, providers and unions have come together to direct an open letter to Prime Minister Scott...
Consumers Industry Caring & Carers Government announces $800 bonus for aged care staff The Federal Government has announced a $210 million support package that will provide $800 bonuses to aged care workers...
Consumers Industry Government Sector calls for defence force to be deployed in aged care, Government rejects request Aged care peak bodies and unions are requesting for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to be brought in to assist in...
Consumers Industry Government COVID-19 super spreader variant causing havoc in aged care sector With the aggressive spread of the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, and the Government’s new attempt at a...
Consumers Industry Government New $34 million aged care research centre announced at Flinders University A $34 million Aged Care Centre for Growth and Translational Research was unveiled on Wednesday, with the three year...
Industry Advice Culture Awareness Aged care sector’s major representatives announce intention to form new industry body In a bid to change in line with the necessary reform to the aged care sector, Leading Age Services Australia (LASA),...
Industry Health and Wellbeing Leadership LASA Excellence in Age Services Award winners announced for 2021 The award winners of the Leading Aged Services Australia’s (LASA) National Excellence in Age Services Awards were...
Consumers Finance Government Peak bodies call for Age Pension changes to allow pensioners to fill workforce shortages The National, State and Territory Chambers of Commerce have joined together to call on the Federal Treasurer to allow...
Industry Culture Awareness Leadership Aged care providers recognised at ACSA awards for navigating a difficult year The peak body for not-for-profit aged care providers, Aged & Community Services Australia (ACSA), announced the...
Consumers Industry Government Industry calls on in home care and community workforce to get vaccinated as deadline looms Aged care peak bodies are encouraging those who work in the in home care and community services sector to get their...
Consumers Culture Awareness Education & Training COVID-19 outbreaks exposed shortfalls in aged care, finds review Recommendations from a review into COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care facilities aim to fix “shortcomings and...
Industry Health and Wellbeing Products Electronic drug register provides peace of mind in aged care SPONSORED STORY – Victorian aged care provider Nagambie Aged Care has streamlined its services utilising an...
Consumers Industry Health and Wellbeing Asking ‘Are you really ok?’ can make a difference for older Australians With thousands of people around Australia in lockdown, quarantine or self-isolating to stay safe during the ongoing...
Consumers Industry Government Anonymous reporting tool exposes failures in aged care A new whistleblower reporting tool established by United Workers Union (UWU) has had over 2,000 aged care workers expose...