The community hospital in Keith, in the south-east of South Australia is facing the possibility of closure in 2011. The hospital is home to 18 aged care residents. The hospital is on the verge of opening a Commonwealth-funded general services wing, but the SA Government has reduced funding by $300,000 per year.
Direct care workers pay boosted by up to 28.5%, as indirect care workers get 6.8% increase: FWC
Personal care workers and assistants in nursing working in residential aged care facilities and home care workers this afternoon received long-awaited pay rises. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) awarded: Personal Care Workers (PCW): Extra 18.2% to...