Hundreds of aged care homes will seek exemptions to the Albanese government’s 24/7 nurse mandate as they struggle to fill shifts amid chronic staff shortages.
Billions of dollars worth of promises are waiting for enabling legislation,one result could be a delay in the implementation of measures to help those in aged care.
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.
Two studies have raised concerns about how much money is being spent on improving food for aged care residents.
Under the “Plan B” proposal,each resident would pay a daily “rent” based on what their assets showed they could afford.
The powerful nurses union has called on Anthony Albanese to commit to an aged care royal commission recommendation to have a registered nurse on site at all times.
Labor’s aged care spokeswoman Clare O’Neil says she is determined to make the aged care workforce crisis an election issue.
The federal government does not know how much of the $460 million it paid aged care providers to improve nutrition has been spent on meals.
On the first anniversary of the royal commission into aged care,its commissioner says not enough has been done to stop the suffering in a system in crisis.
A measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable. As a nation we are wealthy enough to ensure our elderly can live with dignity and proper care.
Lynelle Briggs says the federal government was warned of an impending staffing crisis in her report a year ago,as new polling shows most voters support ADF help.