Residents of the troubled Oakden aged care home will be moved into a new facility from early next week, Mental Health Minister Leesa Vlahos has revealed.
June 6, 2017
A 22-year-old man who allegedly bashed surgeon is withdrawing from a drug dependence and has diagnosed psychiatric illness, a court has been told. Joseph Esmaili of Mill Park, who allegedly attacked Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann near the entrance of Box Hill Hospital on Tuesday has been remanded and did not apply for bail.
June 6, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Boneham Aged Care Services Inc for its Boneham Aged Care Services Inc Nursing Employees (Aged Care) & ANMF-SA Enterprise Agreement 2016 has been approved by Commissioner Johns in Melbourne on 1 June 2017.
June 6, 2017
An application by The Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (Q) (s.120 – Application for approval of a variation of an enterprise agreement) will be heard by Commissioner Booth in his Brisbane chambers at 2pm
June 6, 2017
St John of God Health Care Inc T/A St John of God has had its St John of God Health Care – AMA – WA – Medical Practitioners Enterprise Agreement 2016 amended. Commissioner Johns in Melbourne on 1 June 2017 included the Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation as a bargaining representative for the Agreement.
June 6, 2017
The federal Health Department has imposed sanctions on a national aged care provider after an audit of its Darwin facility revealed “immediate and severe” risks to residents. Regis Healthcare operates 54 aged care facilities around Australia, including Regis Tiwi, which is home to about 130 residents in the northern suburbs of Darwin.
June 6, 2017
A s.365 (General protections) application by Paul Wakelam against Uniting Agewell Victoria T/A Uniting Aged Care has succeeded. Despite being late filing his paperwork, Deputy President Gooley in Melbourne on 31 May 2017 decided to keep his unfair dismissal claim alive.
June 6, 2017
A former Federation Training administration worker has attacked the current state of the TAFE’s Fulham campus. Federation Training had continued to advertise health and aged care courses, but Ms Howard said locals would miss out on opportunities in Sale. She said a senior Federation Training employee had recently spoken publicly about how the health sector was growing, and face-to-face classes were being offered. “[He was] spruiking the redevelopment of the Traralgon hospital, the Bairnsdale hospital, the Warragul hospital; he didn’t mention anything about Sale hospital, nor, which really shocked me and made me think how much he is communicating with businesses in Wellington Shire, [is] that there’s a brand new nursing home which has just advertised 160 jobs,” she said. “Where are they going to get their skilled workforce from? “He didn’t even make mention of the aged care sector in this area aged care workers, hospitality like cooks and cleaners, nurses, rehab why is Sale neglected?”
