Affordable housing a hotbed issue for Clarence
Rising rental costs due to infrastructure developments attracting people to the region has squeezed low income earners out of their homes.
Aged Care
Helping seniors smile
Macadamia Castle launches new animal experiences specially designed for aged care facilities
Aged care RC shake-up chance to revitalise industry says CEO
The CEO of a leading aged care provider says the Royal Commission into the sector needs to look deeper than poor quality care to the real issues.
The ‘serious challenge’ facing older people in Kyogle LGA
THE lack of aged care support services has pushed one community organisation into action.
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Workers fight to keep registered nurses in nursing homes
IF YOU think taking nurses out of nursing homes sounds like a backwards step, you are not alone.
Registered nurses not needed 24/7
AGED care facilities can do without the 24-hour presence of a registered nurse claims the manager of a Grafton facility.
Sherrie-Lee’s dreams continue to unfold
SOME people work for many years in a job that they find unfulfilling before they decide to take the necessary steps to find their dream job.
Nurses ‘vital’ at all times to care for aging population
HEALTH workers across New South Wales are making a last-minute appeal to keep registered nurses on duty at all times in aged care facilities.
Ozanam Villa reflects on history
PETER Bortolin and Carmel Rose can remember the day, 40 years ago, when then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam made the journey to Lismore to officially open Ozanam Villa on June 8, 1975.
Cathy overcomes health problems to achieve career dreams
WHEN Cathy Slater found her love of aged care in 2004, she knew it was the industry for her.
4000 aged-care workers owed $4.8 million in back pay
MORE than 4000 aged-care workers at centres in four states are receiving a total of nearly $4.8 million in back pay.
Grafton aged care facility gets nod to expand
AN application to expand and redevelop an existing aged care facility at 125 Crown St, Grafton, and increase the number of beds to 113, has been approved.
VIDEO: Therapy dogs joined in ‘holy muttrimony’ in Mt Morgan
MT MORGAN’S resident town crier, Jimmy Hound Dog Moonshine presided over the marriage yesterday of Miss Molly and Mr Angel Anderson.
Two more years of Dementia funding, but what then?
RELIEF washing over dementia carers in the Northern Rivers will be short-lived unless they are finally afforded the security they deserve.
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