Aged care staff demand pay rise of $4 an hour
Aged care workers want a pay rise in the wake of a damning Royal Commission report into abuse and neglect.
Aged Care
Profiting from the aged a national disgrace
Out of sight, out of mind, too many of our elderly Australians are left to the mercies of money-hungry aged care operators, writes Natasha Bita.
Nursing home staffing ‘a danger to residents’
Unsafe staff shortages in nursing homes have been exposed in a shocking new survey of aged care workers.
100 assaults a week: Aged care abuse kept secret
Nursing home abuse will be kept secret for 30 days under new laws, as a Royal Commission is set to expose shocking findings.
More Stories
Meals given to ‘superheroes’ at Toowoomba nursing home
NOEL Shephard considers the workers of Toowoomba’s aged care homes and hospitals to be superheroes, so he decided to make sure they weren’t going hungry.
New Highfields aged care development begins to take shape
A NEW aged care development in Highfields is starting to take shape.
REMINISCE: Tin-can telephone catch-up
WITH aged care homes in lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis, residents have been finding new ways to enjoy the sunshine and reminisce with their neighbours.
COVID-19: 12 steps aged care facilities will have to take
AGED care facilities will have to adhere to a strict set of rules in the wake of the coronavirus.
Proposed change to aged care bill debated in parliament
THE body representing aged care providers says regional home care services are going to be left in the lurch if proposed legislation goes ahead.
‘Keith Pitt should say sorry’ says aged care advocate
AGED care advocate Heather Mansell-Brown has hit out at MP Keith Pitt’s conduct during an aged care forum and the comments he made afterwards.
Older residents left to languish on waiting lists
The new figures come just weeks after it was revealed almost 30,000 older Australians passed away in just two years while waiting for a home care package.
’Take me to the paddock and shoot me’
The elderly form an important part of our country’s identity – the least we could do is care for them adequately, let alone to the degree that they deserve.
Original URL: https://www.couriermail.com.au/topics/aged-care/page/4