Jennifer Scholz has failed to prove that she was unfairly dismissed by The Paraplegic & Quadriplegic Association of South Australia Inc T/A HomeCare+.
August 4, 2017
Benetas has appointed Helen Phillips to its board of 10 directors.
August 4, 2017
A s.185 (Enterprise agreement) application by Swifts Creek Bush Nursing Centre Inc. for its Swifts Creek Bush Nursing Centre Inc. Nurse Enterprise Agreement 2017 has been approved by Commissioner Johns in Sydney on 2 August 2017.
August 4, 2017
A rogue dentist who used nursing homes to perform involuntary dental surgery on helpless elderly patients — including one who was 99 years old — just so he could claim government cash could be back practising in two years. Dr Andrew Istephan — who also happens to be a former Liberal Party councillor — was driven by “speed and greed” and had “no moral compass” when he destroyed the teeth of elderly patients at five aged care facilities — all in a six week period — so he could claim up to $4,250 in federal government funding per patient. Of the 69 patients, 52 were unable to give informed consent and even among those who were able to consent, Dr Istephan failed to obtain it, according to a decision of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Tuesday.
August 4, 2017
There has been a spike in flu outbreaks in NSW nursing homes and health authorities are warning visitors who are sick to steer clear. More than 50 aged care facilities have had outbreaks in the past week alone, taking the total number of outbreaks this year in such facilities to around 140.
August 4, 2017
Fifty more aged care jobs are up for grabs at just one of Cairns’ newest retirement villages over the next year. An agency worker charged with filling positions at the Kewarra Aged Care facility in Kewarra Beach said most of the more than 65 positions needed in the next few weeks have been filled. We Care Recruitment recruiter Sarah Hutchinson said attracting the right people for aged care jobs had proved difficult in Cairns.
August 4, 2017
Aged care homes slashing nursing staff are thumbing their noses not just at expert advice but also at a recent Senate Inquiry, according to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation. This month Blue Care will reduce its nursing staff by 11 full-time equivalent positions across its three Bundaberg facilities. The ANMF says that unless action is taken, other aged care providers could start laying off nursing staff.
