NSW members of parliament have voted down a bill that mandated registered nurses in residential aged care facilities. The bill proposed that aged care homes would require to have registered nurses on duty 24 hours a day. Having this bill denied could potentially lead to a cut on the number of registered nurses that work...
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The Minister for Health Greg Hunt has spoken of his commitment to mental health services in aged care and announced a further $5 million in funding for seven research projects into mental health for seniors. While suicide prevention does receive significant attention in Australia, most of the focus is on younger people, in particular on...
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