Australian Nursing Federation ANF News <![CDATA[Terri and Anna need reform to keep them working in aged care]]> Aged care workers are low paid - this impacts attracting and retaining staff. Terri is an aged care nurse in Sydney. Anna is a Diversional Therapist in Adelaide. Together they have spent almost 40 years working in Australia’s aged care sector.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Aged-care staffing hit by mining, Butler says]]> The resources boom is exacerbating the shortage of aged-care workers in Australia as nursing home staff abandon their jobs for better-paid positions or are unable to find affordable housing in regional areas.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Unions plan equal pay expansion after landmark Fair Work Australia ruling]]> Aged care nurses have signalled plans to be the first group to exploit yesterday's landmark equal pay ruling to push for pay rises, reinforcing business warnings the decision to grant wage increases of 23-45 per cent to 153,000 community services sector workers could trigger a raft of union claims in other industries. ]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nurses say aged home under scrutiny has long history of problems]]> The Belconnen nursing home which has been deemed a risk to its residents has been the centre of ongoing staff workload, bullying and harassment problems, according to the Australian Nursing Federation.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tamworth nurses get signatures for more funding]]> The Australian Nursing Federation's national Because We Care campaign for more resources in the aged-care sector is gathering momentum in Tamworth.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Same work for less pay may see nurses walk away]]> Aged care nurse Terri Burrell, who is in charge of 59 patients, is paid $12,000 less per year than a nurse with a similar job in a public hospital.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Course fees make union seethe]]> Regulations governing health professions are stunting Australia’s nursing workforce at a time when it needs to grow, according to Australia’s largest nursing union.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Tasmanian nurses back bans and want action]]> Nurses at another Tasmanian public hospital have unanimously supported a 48-hour statewide ban on overtime and double shifts to begin next week.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nurses revolt over cuts]]> Nurses voted for a 48-hour ban on overtime and on double shifts at a stopwork meeting at Launceston General Hospital yesterday.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Aged-care fire safety blitz]]> State Government inspectors have launched a fire safety blitz of Queensland's residential care homes, given added urgency by the Quakers Hill fire that has cost 11 elderly lives.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey]]> The National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey is coming to aged care homes and community aged care services.

Your support for the Census and Survey is vital.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[How aged care fails the test]]> Elderly Queenslanders are living in nursing homes that failed to meet even basic government standards.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nurse shortage hits home in aged care]]> Nurses are caring for as many as 100 nursing home residents at a time, the Queensland Nurses' Union says. QNU state secretary Beth Mohle said a lack of government regulations and a shortage of money, were creating a "diabolical situation" in homes for the frail and elderly.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nurses will dwindle without better jobs]]> NURSING shortages are likely to worsen within five years as more nurses again start deciding to leave the profession.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nurses discontent highlighted in survey - Monash University]]> ]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Aged care more than just a job]]> "We definitely feel in demand," says Kelly Ryan, a carer at St Ann's aged-care home in Hobart. Ms Ryan and colleague Glenys Bennett said they "couldn't be happier" to be part of Tasmania's booming care industry.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nurses warn of 'aged care exodus']]> A NEW survey to be released today says nursing and care workers will leave the aged care workforce unless the Gillard government urgently addresses the "wages gap" experienced across the sector.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bosses fear cost of equal pay after nurses push wage claim]]> Employers have warned that a historic $2 billion equal pay deal between Julia Gillard and the union movement needs to be quarantined from the rest of the economy to avoid fuelling inappropriate wage claims.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nurses give aged-care ultimatum to Gillard ]]> THE nation's second-biggest union has warned that the Gillard government faces a backlash from its frustrated membership unless Labor delivers substantial aged-care funding in next May's federal budget.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Politicians Must Act to Provide Quality Care for Older NZers]]> The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) and the Service and Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota (SFWU) will be presenting over ten thousand signed charters to politicians on the parliamentary forecourt on Thursday 29 September at 12 noon.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The cure for what ails us]]> Australia's healthcare workforce is very stretched in certain areas, with an acute shortage of nurses and general practitioners well recognised, as well as specialists in aged care and mental health.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Boomers bring a new urgency ]]> Aged care is the hot career in Australian medicine. More than one million Australians receive aged care services now and, by 2050, more than 3.5 million are expected to use aged care services each year.
]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New research shows aged care nursing not a desired career path]]> ]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Free online courses for older people to manage stress and anxiety]]> beyondblue: the national depression initiative and the eCentreClinic of Macquarie University, NSW have teamed up to create Australia’s first FREE online courses, to help older adults manage the symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Aged care training below par, but audit has to wait]]> The Australian Skills Quality Authority is targeting aged care training as a key risk factor in assessing providers but a national audit of the industry will have to wait until next year once state laws have finally passed to give it full national coverage.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Push to fix age care pay issue]]> The Leeton branch of the NSW Nurses Association is working to provide the union with back-up support for its Because We Care campaign.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[In-care age on the rise as more resist moving]]> Residential aged-care places are increasingly being filled by those aged 85 and over as older people try to stay in their own homes as long as possible.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Older but none the wiser]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Aged care can't wait - Life Matters: ABC Radio National]]> ANF Assistant Federal Secretary Yvonne Chaperon and Nurse Catherine Harris were guests on ABC Radio National's Life Matters program on August 10 to discuss the Productivity Commission Aged Care Report.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Caretakers | ABC Radio National]]> This ABC Radio National story reinforces the need for improved staffing levels and increased wages for staff.  It also interviews a few residents and family members as well as a few nurses.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Push to keep the elderly in their homes longer]]> SMH

A SHAKE-UP of the aged care sector, being contemplated by the federal government, will aim to keep retirees in their own homes as long as possible, while helping them to stay active and engaged members of the community.
]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ACT MP's endorse Because We Care Pledge for Quality Aged Care]]>
All three MLAs passed on to the ANF that the campaign had the tri-partisan support of the ACT Legislative Assembly.
  

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[No one looks after aged care nurses]]> Mt Druitt St Marys Standard

AGED-CARE nurses are earning up to $168 a week less than their hospital counterparts.

The one-sided competition means retaining the right mix of staff is difficult.  Registered nurse Denia Byrnes works at Doonside Aged Care Centre.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Completion of the Caring for Older Australians inquiry]]> Final report sent to Government
The final report into Caring for Older Australians has been completed and sent to the Australian Government for its consideration.

 
]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Daily care crisis time for our elderly]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Stand and deliver: ANF to PM]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Aged care under strain - ABC The 7:30 Report]]>
But one of the most challenging issues facing the nation was barely mentioned during the recent election campaign. Australia's aged care system, according to many in the industry, is struggling to cope with growing demand.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Greens back Nurses' call for better elderly care]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Aged care reform relies on higher wages]]> Aged care reform relies on the wages of carers and nurses being increased, with nurses working in aged care earning up to $300 a week less than nurses working in public hospitals.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[You'll make it worse warn aged care nurses]]> The Australian

Nursing unions have called for a rethink on the Productivity Commission's draft report into aged care, warning it risks worsening the problems by not stipulating the need for more staff, minimum hours and licensing of workers.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[National Campaign for Aged Care Sector]]> Key stakeholders in the Australian aged care industry are calling for urgent reform to the sector.The Australian Nursing Federation is leading a national action day and is calling for more carers and better wages.]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nurses get organised ]]> Australian Ageing Agenda

Membership of the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) has grown by over ten per cent in the past year, bringing the total to more than 200,000 registered and enrolled nurses, midwives, assistants in nursing and students.

]]> Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nurses urge Gillard to bridge wages gap between aged care and hospitals]]> The Australian

The Australian Nursing Federation is urging the Gillard Government to commit $513 million to close the wages gap between aged care nurses and public hospital nurses across the country.

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