Federal Labor MP Dr Mike Freelander says more men need to be enticed to work in aged care as employers warn against a high-profile wage case being turned into an argument about equal pay.
The government claimed it would deliver 24-hour nurses in aged care,prompting accusations of lies from Labor,which has committed to and costed the pledge.
Hundreds of elderly people will be forced to switch carers and more than 60 workers will be made redundant under a Boroondara City Council plan to privatise in-home aged care services.
Aged care homes are closing at an escalating rate,forcing rural and regional families apart.
Buying a unit in a retirement village involves far more than just looking at the purchase price. There are bigger issues to consider.
A Fair Work submission by Victorian Minister for Ageing Anthony Carbines to boost wages for the haemorrhaging workforce says the impact could be felt across other sectors.
NSW has pushed back a deadline for certain aged care and disability service workers to have their third COVID-19 vaccine over fears it would slash even more staff from the sector.
The Labor campaign has walked back Anthony Albanese’s promise to mandate 24/7 nurses in aged care,clarifying that providers will be given “flexibility” if they cannot find enough staff.
Labor has released new details about how it will reform the aged care sector if it wins the looming federal election.
Labor could prove its commitment to change by making aged care a separate portfolio headed by a senior cabinet minister.
Both major parties are refusing to outline how they will pay for looming cost increases in aged care,which outstripped funding to state hospitals for the first time in Tuesday’s federal budget.