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Staffing ratios an “important requirement” for residential aged care

I have never been a great advocate for regulated minimum staffing ratios, but prefer regulation of the things that are really important around provision of care services to the people, our care recipients. If you like, having enough of the right people at the right time, and not just to fulfil a compliance requirement around... Read More

Aged care workers struggling to make ends meet as cost of living rises

As the cost of living surges, new research suggests it’s impossible for some aged care workers to make ends meet, and they are struggling to live off their low wages after tax. Read More

“Just because we are carers, we shouldn’t accept substandard working conditions”

Many home care workers say they do not get enough hours of work, and they are forced to work two jobs. With the royal commissioners recommending a campaign to promote careers in aged care, steps must be taken to improve worker conditions first so that the careers delivered live up to the promise. Read More
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