CUTBACKS: Aged care facility to slash working hours
SOUTHERN Cross Care, who operate St Catherine’s Villa, confirmed they will cut its working hours in response to tighter government funding
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Grafton builder lands $6.5M villa expansion contract
LOCAL knowledge gave Dougherty Construction the winning edge in their tender for the expansion of Clarence Village
Toowoomba aged care facility shelves proposed nursing cuts
A TOOWOOMBA aged care facility has backed down from proposed cuts to registered nursing hours in the face of opposition from residents and the nurses union
AGED CARE SCANDAL: Death probed by health watchdog
A DARLING Downs nursing home is at the centre of a scandal surrounding the quality of care given to at least four of its residents.
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Five new bills will make changes to Aged Care Act
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Minister promises $1.2b to address health workforce problems
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Senator: It’s about quality care not just aged care
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New aged care facilities
THE newest aged care facility in the region opened this morning to the relief of elderly locals and families who plan to move to into aged care in the future.
Older medical workforce providing services to older Aussies
OLDER Australians living in residential aged care have limited access to medical treatment and the situation is going to get worse.
Yaralla Place future in limbo as LNP hints at sell off
IN A bold political bluff, Health Minister Lawrence Springborg has indicated he is prepared to resurrect the sale of Yaralla if he gets Labor support.
Daily walk down memory lane
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Junior choir entertains Tweed seniors
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Funding black hole to hit aged care
NURSING homes and aged care providers are facing a $750m funding black hole over two years and homes in rural and regional areas could be the worst affected
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