Nurse workforce return program extended to community aged care
On 2 December 2008, the Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot approved an expansion of the eligibility requirements for the Bringing Nurses Back into the Workforce program.
In addition to residential aged care, the program will now be open to nurses returning to work in community based aged care and delivering Commonwealth funded packaged care (Community Aged Care Packages, Extended Aged Care at home and Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia).
The $1,000 retraining bonus paid to employers will also be paid in full whether nurses return to work full time or part time.
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