Aged care
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Transforming aged care must start with improving wages, conditions: HESTA
First 5000 | May 17, 2021We risk missing a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build the skilled workforce needed to meet future demand if there is not an adequate national effort to improve wages and conditions in the sector, according to research from HESTA.
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Aged Care workers welcome first Royal Commission public hearings
First 5000 | February 11, 2019United Voice aged care members welcome the first hearings of the Royal Commission today and the key focus on issues affecting the functioning of the Australian aged care system.
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Increased aged care funding a good step – now a focus on training and culture essential
First 5000 | February 10, 2019Dementia Australia has welcomed extra funding for aged care and today’s commitment by the Federal Government to increase the investment into home care packages and the dementia supplement in home care is a good step that will see more jobs in the sector.
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New interactive map spotlights opportunities in China’s aged care training market
First 5000 | January 13, 2019Austrade’s new interactive China Aged Care Training map provides an overview of the unique aged care training needs, gaps and opportunities in seven major Chinese provinces.