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In the lead-up to Aged Care Employee Day on August 7, we celebrate Nurse Florence "SeeSee" Rigney, who has finally retired after working for more than 70 years. She shares her advice on how she kept up with the many changes she has seen during her career. Read More

The shortage of registered nurses in aged care homes is causing residents to develop conditions like urinary tract infections, malnutrition and gangrene, says Australia’s doctor and nursing peak bodies, which have joined forces to demand the government provide funding in the upcoming budget to ensure RNs can be on site 24/7. Read More

  The managers of a nursing home are rationing the gloves staff are supposed to wear when attending to residents, according to a HelloCare reader. The reader, who only spoke to HelloCare on the condition of anonymity, told HelloCare that gloves are often not available for staff to wear at the aged care facility where... Read More