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Time to take a more not less approach to aged care staffing

Media ReleaseBy ACN Media28 February 2020Leave a comment

Older Australians deserve high quality care, and this requires more registered nurses working within aged care, the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) said today as it welcomed the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Counsel Assisting’s Submission on Workforce. “Over the past two decades, while older people’s clinical needs have…

Aged care workforce issues must be addressed without delay

Media ReleaseBy ACN Media1 November 20191 Comment

The Australian College of Nursing has welcomed the interim report by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and called on the Commonwealth to act on its findings without delay. “I understand the Royal Commission’s work is ongoing and it has not yet handed down its final report and recommendations, but as the…

As Australians grow older, the number of aged care nurses is declining

Media ReleaseBy ACN Media18 October 20194 Comments

The numbers simply don’t add up when it comes to the current aged care nursing workforce, the Australian College of Nursing warned the Royal Commission in Melbourne yesterday. “Our population is ageing. Today, 15 per cent of Australians are aged over 65. This is about one million more people than there were in 2001-02, yet…

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