Industry News

Aged care providers have less than ten days to provide feedback on the Government’s new Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill to ensure it provides the relevant authority and tools to the new Inspector-General of Aged Care role.

Aged care providers are still reporting financial losses, according to new data.

A delay to the interim 15% award wage increase rollout has been criticised by unions and aged care stakeholders who believe the Government’s latest submission to phase in the increase is going to further harm the sector.

90% of residential aged care facilities are meeting or exceeding acceptable quality care requirements despite ongoing challenges with workforce shortages and the pandemic.

The new Code of Conduct for Aged Care is now in place for providers and workers, providing the aged care sector with legislated behavioural guidelines.

Providers across the country are making changes to how they deliver care to ensure they meet new requirements, including meeting the minimum minutes of care minutes for Registered Nurses.

A new questionnaire has been launched by Flinders University to assess perceptions of food quality in aged care and enable aged care providers to make quality improvements. Targeting family members of aged care residents, dietitians at the South Australian university are seeking 400 participants to complete the online Food Service Satisfaction Questionnaire consisting of 40 […]

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Approximately 320,000 aged care workers have been awarded a 15% award wage increase by the Fair Work Commission, however, many are concerned it might not be enough to attract and retain staff.

Changes to our industrial relations laws proposed by the Federal Government have ruffled feathers among aged care providers on their plan to improve working conditions, which includes accommodating flexible working hours for aged care staff and changes to bargaining between workers and employers.