37% of aged care workers in Australia from overseas
New research from the UNSW Social Policy Research Centre has revealed an increase of more than 20,000 overseas-born frontline workers…
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Important: Annie Butler re-elected Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation – Australia’s largest union
The ANMF is a remarkably effective and efficient machine and its quasi Chief Operating Officer is Annie Butler. And it…
How long will the Aged Care Royal Commission take to deliver its findings? Three years, says Monash University professor
Joseph Ibrahim, the Head of the Health Law and Ageing Research Unit at the University’s Department of Forensic Medicine, has…
Aged Care Workforce Industry Council established to lead John Pollaers’ workforce strategy
The new Council will lead the implementation of the Aged Care Workforce Strategy released in September last year which was…
Alison Quinn resigns as CEO of RetireAustralia
The leading voice for the retirement living sector, Alison Quinn, has given two months’ notice as CEO of RetireAustralia. She…
Germany relaxes immigration rules for first time to attract foreign workers – for six months
With unemployment at a record low, the German Government has proposed easing immigration laws to allow jobseekers from outside the…
Bupa appoints new CEO
The Australia and New Zealand business’s Chief Financial and Strategy Officer Hisham El-Ansary will become Chief Executive Officer in April…
ACH Group appoint PwC’s Frank Weits as new CEO
Frank Weits, previously the Head of Pursuit and Account Management for 12 years at PwC Australia, has been appointed to…
What the residents said in Canberra
Judy Mayfield, President of the Association of Residents of Queensland Retirement Villages (ARQRV) and Jim Gibbons, President of the NSW…
Occupancy hits low of 90.3% as aged care places jump 6,453 in last year – biggest increase ever
Aged care consultancy James Underwood says the 3.2% increase in the number of places explains the record low occupancy of…