Tag Archives: aged care
Quality Aged Care Action Group – “a vehicle to give people a voice about aged care”
After six years of service as president of the Quality Aged Care Action Group (QACAG), Lucille McKenna is optimistic about the future for this “small but vibrant” group. After more than 40 years working in aged care, with the past … Continue reading
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Colouring the Path to Better Pay
Do you have kids or grandkids or care for residents who love drawing and colouring? Then enter the NSWNA Time to Act for Better Pay colouring-in competition to go into the draw for a family pass to the Sydney Aquarium, … Continue reading
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Facility to reclassify beds as low care to avoid employing RNs
Waratah Village (West Wyalong) management has told Fair Work Australia that it will reclassify its high care beds as low care beds to apparently avoid having to have 24-hour registered nurse coverage at the facility. What do our Nurse Uncut … Continue reading
Tagged: aged care, aged care and nutriton, aged care issues, aged care nursing, aged care sector, australia national health system, australia nursing
Aged care nurses should grab new chance for better agreement.
RN Raj Gangadharan sees the NSWNA’s current aged care campaign as a new opportunity to get higher wages and better conditions under an enterprise agreement. Raj works at Sir Thomas Mitchell Aged Care Facility, a 125-bed nursing home in the … Continue reading
Tagged: aged care, aged care and nutriton, aged care issues, aged care nursing, aged care sector, australia national health system, australia nursing, NSWNA
Windsor backs Aged Care Campaign 100%
Our campaign to improve pay and conditions in for-profit aged care facilities is now well under away. The campaign received a boost this week when the Independent Member for New England, Tony Windsor declared 100% support for our position. Mr … Continue reading
Tagged: aged care, aged care and nutriton, aged care issues, aged care nursing, aged care sector, australia national health system, australia nursing, NSWNA


