Could you get ready in the morning in six minutes? Most people wouldn’t be able to. But in aged care, it’s expected that staff get the residents ready in the morning in a mere six minutes. That includes waking the elderly residents from bed, helping them to the toilet or changing their incontinence protection, getting...
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A Senate Inquiry will hear evidence today of government aged care funding contributing to overt profiteering by for-profit providers, putting residents and their care second to excessive corporate revenue within the sector. Tax avoidance and profit shifting within the sector will be a key focus of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s (ANMF) appearance at...
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When an 89-year-old nursing home resident named ‘Joan’ had the opportunity to tell staff members what she wanted for Christmas, it became very clear that Santa had his work cut out for him. While other residents in Glastonbury Court may have requested a trip to the beach or a fancy afternoon tea, Joan was adamant...
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