by Sara Byers | Feb 10, 2022 | News
Dear Prime Minister, At the start of this pandemic the aged care sector and your government agreed it was a national priority to do all we can to protect older Australians, and the passionate and dedicated people that care for them, safe from the coronavirus. Sadly,... by Simon Page | Feb 7, 2022 | News
Joint Statement by the Australian Aged Care Collaboration Aged care providers welcome today’s announcement that up to 1700 Australian Defence Force personnel will be made available to help alleviate the current crisis being experienced by many aged care homes. The... by Simon Page | Feb 2, 2022 | News
Joint Statement by the Australian Aged Care Collaboration A Situation Report on the aged care sector’s fight to keep older Australians safe during the pandemic prepared by the Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC) paints a grim picture of the stresses faced by... by Simon Page | Feb 1, 2022 | News
Joint Statement by the Australian Aged Care Collaboration, ACTU, ANMF, AWU, UWU and HSU. We acknowledge the announcement of a retention bonus to be paid to aged care workers in two stages. However, the announcement still does not address our call last month for... by Simon Page | Jan 19, 2022 | News
Joint Statement by the Australian Aged Care Collaboration, ACTU, ANMF, AWU, UWU and HSU. Aged care providers and unions have united to call on the Prime Minister to deploy the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to provide emergency support and assistance to overwhelmed... by Simon Page | Jan 5, 2022 | News
Joint Statement by the Australian Aged Care Collaboration Australian Aged Care Collaboration (AACC) says the exponential Omicron Covid-19 wave has knocked out a significant section of the aged care workforce. Many older Australians are dealing with anxiety and...