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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
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
Senior Counsel proposes 10 recommendations for reforms of residential aged care workforce reforms post image
Topic - Editorial Government Policy

Senior Counsel proposes 10 recommendations for reforms of residential aged care workforce reforms

by The Weekly Source
Anthony Albanese pledges support for Royal Commission recommendations – but election two years away post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Anthony Albanese pledges support for Royal Commission recommendations – but election two years away

by The Weekly Source
What could Australia’s aged care system look like in 10 years under the Royal Commission’s proposed model? post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

What could Australia’s aged care system look like in 10 years under the Royal Commission’s proposed model?

by The Weekly Source
Government opens applications for national trial of PainChek app – 15% RAC penetration rate post image
Ageing Topic - Editorial

Government opens applications for national trial of PainChek app – 15% RAC penetration rate

by The Weekly Source
Peaks and providers reject 1.7% figure for aged care and home care submissions on the Royal Commission’s Consultation Paper – and who else made submissions? post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Peaks and providers reject 1.7% figure for aged care and home care submissions on the Royal Commission’s Consultation Paper – and who else made submissions?

by The Weekly Source
Public reporting of staffing levels – and minimum staffing ratios – on the cards at upcoming workforce hearings post image
Topic - Aged Care Topic - Editorial

Public reporting of staffing levels – and minimum staffing ratios – on the cards at upcoming workforce hearings

by The Weekly Source