From January 1,providers will have to show they are passing on the full rate in quarterly financial reports while their pay rates will be published by the government.
The government has revealed the bill for its promise to fund a wage rise for aged-care staff,which will see some workers’ pay packets increased by more than $10,000.
People with dementia are more likely to self-harm in the 12 months after they are diagnosed,but few are given the support to adjust to life with the degenerative condition.
International students are an important part of the aged care workforce. However,impending visa changes will limit their ability to fill a variety of low-paid - but vital - jobs.
Taxpayers are left to pick up the tab when an aged care accommodation provider defaults.
Scientists are concerned that vaccine fatigue has placed the most-at-risk age group in the path of the oncoming flu season and winter Omicron wave.
Like birth,death has its stages and progression. Yet few people understand these facts of life,which may make them ill-prepared to cope with the inevitable.
Many people don’t know that when you live in an aged care home,you can leave at any time,no questions asked.
The absorbent pads and nappy-like products used by the vast majority of aged care residents are adding to the nation’s waste woes. But a trial is underway to tackle the problem.
Given the time and stress it has caused I think many will feel that the squeeze wasn’t worth the juice.
Aged care residents are still being placed in isolation as contacts of coronavirus cases,as the sector attempts to balance their duty of care with residents’ rights.