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.
Research indicates that having no limitations on the number of hours an aged care staff can work is detrimental to both residents and staff. Hear from one brave worker who reveals the toll that excessive work hours had on her mental health and ability to care.
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Health provider Estia has dramatically reduced its use of casual staff so as to position itself alongside big hospital groups in procuring talent in an increasingly heated market for nursing staff.
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With September 17 looming, the Health Services Union is calling on the government to extend the deadline for mandatory vaccines for aged care workers, due to fears there could be an exodus of staff in the already overstretched aged care workforce.
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