Aromatherapy has be shown to be beneficial for people in palliative care and their families. Learn more about how essential oils and massage can help people.
Reforms to the aged care sector will see aged care facilities staff Registered Nurses (RNs) 24/7 to improve the quality of care, but a national palliative care peak body has said there’s a missed opportunity to improve that care even more.
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There are still many questions about how the aged care sector is expected to meet the mandatory requirement for 200 minutes of care per resident per day. A recent panel discussion examined some of the finer details.
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The government’s 2024 tax cuts will give bank CEOs earning $5.2 million a year a $9,000 tax cut, while someone working in aged care on the minimum wage will get nothing. If the Low and Middle-Income Tax Offset is not extended, aged care workers will actually be worse off.
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