With all the talk about the need for transparency in the aged care industry, the news of the new open disclosure framework for aged care operators is already being seen as a step in the right direction by the countless families who have loved ones living in aged care facilities around the country. The new...
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The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has welcomed a Private Member’s Bill being introduced into Federal Parliament today by Independent MP Rebekha Sharkie which will force aged care providers to publicly disclose their staffing ratios. ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler said the Aged Care Amendment (Staffing Ratio Disclosure) Bill 2018 would allow vulnerable residents...
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