Interview with the Minister of Aged Care, Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP

Aged care staff are taking on multiple roles at work, and they say the variety is making their jobs more enjoyable. Jimmy My told HelloCare he was working as a personal carer when he was offered additional work as a cleaner. “I thought, why not?” he said. “I really like (working in aged care). I... Read More

The Morrison Government is providing Australians with more choices for longer lives, with a record 13,500 new residential aged care places across Australia, worth $907 million a year, along with a $60 million capital works investment to finance construction of new and extended aged care homes. The $967 million expansion is part of our Government’s... Read More

The Treasurer may have acknowledged Australia’s local ‘heroes’, our healthcare workers, for their courage, commitment and compassion throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but last night’s Budget provides too little investment in nursing and midwifery and even less for aged care workers, according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). Read More