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Chief Medical Officer issues Coronavirus warning to residential aged care providers post image
Topic - Aged Care Ageing

Chief Medical Officer issues Coronavirus warning to residential aged care providers

by The Weekly Source
SA Govt invests $1.4M to train 300 aged care workers – $5,000 each post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

SA Govt invests $1.4M to train 300 aged care workers – $5,000 each

by The Weekly Source
“No one coming to the rescue”: Labor says Aged Care Minister wouldn’t help aged care homes in its electorates – Government sitting on $27 billion RAD liability if sector fails post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

“No one coming to the rescue”: Labor says Aged Care Minister wouldn’t help aged care homes in its electorates – Government sitting on $27 billion RAD liability if sector fails

by The Weekly Source
Nationals Leader personally lobbied PM and Aged Care Minister for $120K to keep open Victorian aged care home in Nationals electorate – will we see this repeated as more providers go to the wall? post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Nationals Leader personally lobbied PM and Aged Care Minister for $120K to keep open Victorian aged care home in Nationals electorate – will we see this repeated as more providers go to the wall?

by The Weekly Source
Counsel Assisting identifies respect for staff as key to building workforce – do we need a Government-led social campaign to change the image of aged care work? post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Counsel Assisting identifies respect for staff as key to building workforce – do we need a Government-led social campaign to change the image of aged care work?

by The Weekly Source
Counsel Assisting recommends 24/7 RNs and mandatory minimum staffing for aged care – but what will be the cost? post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Counsel Assisting recommends 24/7 RNs and mandatory minimum staffing for aged care – but what will be the cost?

by The Weekly Source
Anthony Albanese comes out against Government’s plan to outsource ACAT assessments – Rick Morton questions if Government reform is “accounting trick” post image
Ageing Topic - Editorial

Anthony Albanese comes out against Government’s plan to outsource ACAT assessments – Rick Morton questions if Government reform is “accounting trick”

by The Weekly Source
2,650 aged care units being built or planned by NSW clubs under planning laws post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Developments

2,650 aged care units being built or planned by NSW clubs under planning laws

by The Weekly Source
Another Victorian community aged care home closes its doors – 40 jobs lost, and 29 residents displaced post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Another Victorian community aged care home closes its doors – 40 jobs lost, and 29 residents displaced

by The Weekly Source
Minimum staffing levels must include RNs plus PCAs – and incentivise NFP providers over For Profits – professor behind US nursing home ratings system tells Commission post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Minimum staffing levels must include RNs plus PCAs – and incentivise NFP providers over For Profits – professor behind US nursing home ratings system tells Commission

by The Weekly Source
Better pay and conditions for aged care staff should be part of accreditation process and service agreements, NZ aged care work expert says post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Better pay and conditions for aged care staff should be part of accreditation process and service agreements, NZ aged care work expert says

by The Weekly Source
24/7 RNs, mandatory minimum staffing levels, ratios and allied health, a register and Code of Conduct for care workers: Senior Counsel proposes 10 recommendations for reforms of residential aged care workforce reforms post image
Government Policy Aged Care

24/7 RNs, mandatory minimum staffing levels, ratios and allied health, a register and Code of Conduct for care workers: Senior Counsel proposes 10 recommendations for reforms of residential aged care workforce reforms

by The Weekly Source