Morrison Government must be held accountable for aged care deaths, urges ANMF
As Australians head to the polls tomorrow, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is reminding voters how the Morrison Government’s lack of action to fix aged care led to hundreds and hundreds of preventable deaths in privately-run nursing homes across the country. According to the Department of Health’s ‘COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged […]
ANMF reveals their Political Report Card on health and aged care policy
In the lead up to the Federal Election, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has formed a political report card on major political parties, Independent MPs and Senators’ commitments to healthcare. At the start of the election campaign, the ANMF wrote to politicians for their positions on priority areas essential to reforming Australia’s health […]
Aged care workers still waiting for promised COVID payments
Aged care workers still waiting for promised COVID payments
It’s time to care about aged care
I sensed there was something wrong as soon as I entered the lounge area at the start of my morning shift. It took me a moment to figure it out – something was missing. After a few moments, I realised it wasn’t something, it was someone. She was always there, waiting patiently in the armchair, […]
Landmark case to lift pay for aged care workers by 25% begins
Landmark case to lift pay for aged care workers by 25% begins
What you need to know about the looming case to raise aged care workers’ pay by 25% in the Fair Work Commission
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) and the Health Services Union (HSU) have made landmark applications with the Fair Work Commission for a 25% increase to award wages for aged care workers. The fast-approaching hearing for the aged care Work Value case will begin on 26 April and run until 11 May. What pay […]
The grim reality of what happens in a nursing home that doesn’t have registered nurses 24/7
I’m a nurse practitioner working in specialist palliative aged care. Let me share with you just a little bit about what happens in a residential aged care facility/‘nursing home’ that doesn’t have registered nurses 24/7, 365 days of the year. A 99-year-old who has clearly stated his wishes in an advance care plan NOT to […]
‘You might have five or six buzzers going at a time’: Aged care AIN calls out government for abandoning sector
A year on from the Aged Care Royal Commission’s damning final report, the Morrison Government has failed to take action to fix the embattled sector, says aged care assistant in nursing (AIN) Susan Walton. A NSWNMA member, Susan has worked in the same residential aged care facility for the past 18 years. In 2019, she […]
What nurses need to know about using My Health Record in aged care
In 2021, The Australian Digital Health Agency, in collaboration with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), established an Aged Care Project to drive the adoption and use of My Health Record across residential aged care facilities. The project is aiming to increase awareness about My Health Record and boost knowledge about how the online […]
Aged care Work Value case – The aged care sector stakeholder consensus statement
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety found that wages and conditions in the aged care sector need to improve to ensure attraction and retention of a suitably skilled and qualified workforce. In addition to recommending that unions bring work value applications in the Fair Work Commission, the Royal Commission also recommended the […]