93 per cent of injuries in WA aged care facilities are the result of assault
Violence and bullying made up almost one-third of all lost time injuries in WA residential…More
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Former refugee and aged care worker takes out national education prize
Jolie Kaja, from the Democratic Republic of Congo, was this week awarded the national Community…More
Minimum wage rise good for aged care workers – but we need to pay more
The Fair Work Commission has this week granted a 3.3 per cent pay rise to…More
Business asks: 457 visas for childcare workers – what about aged care?
With the Federal Government announcing plans to overhaul the 457 temporary foreign worker visa, this…More
How to measure ‘quality of care’ in aged care homes and home care?
If you were to believe the media a large proportion of the 300,000 people who…More
New Zealand cuts world-first equal pay deal for aged care workers
The country’s 55,000 predominantly female aged care, disability and home support workers will receive pay…More
The Cyclone Debbie story you won’t see in the media: aged care workers go above and beyond
Following our story here on aged care workers in the wake of Cyclone Debbie last week,…More
Cyclone Debbie – do you protect your own home and family or your frail residents?
Aged care workers face a tough choice – do they go to their jobs and…More
Join us to celebrate our aged care workers this Christmas with this new video – ‘Our Work is Care’
While we enjoy the festive season, 150,000 aged care workers will be missing out on…More
Reminding you that $1.8 billion is being cut from aged care funding
We believe it is important that we, the public, keep focused on the government cutting…More