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Aged care complaints on the rise - 09 January 2006
The Health Services Union has called for urgent changes in aged care after new figures showed more than 1000 people complained about services in the past year. ...
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Terrible staffing levels in Victorian aged care facility - 15 December 2005
The lack of staffing standards in aged care has led to residents suffering at a Victorian hostel. ...
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Terrible staffing leads to poor care at Victorian aged care facility - 06 October 2005
Flaws in the staffing and scrutiny of aged care facilities have again been exposed with a Victorian home found to be in such poor condition that residents were exposed to a serious health and safety risk. ...
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Staff in the dark about scabies outbreak - 25 August 2005
Knox Private Hospital in Melbourne today confirmed that they have treated up to 30 of their staff members for scabies in the last two weeks. ...
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Inquiry confirms the claims of HSU members in aged care - 24 June 2005
The Health Services Union today called on the Federal Government to implement the recommendations of a Senate inquiry which has found that new staffing standards are necessary to improve the care of residents. ...
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Aged Care Union Slams Government over Bad Nursing Home - 03 September 2004
The General Secretary of the Health Services Union (NSW) Michael Williamson slammed the government for not ensuring that proper standards were being maintained at St Simeon Village Rooty Hill....
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Senate inquiry chance to tell the truth on aged care - 28 June 2004
The Health Services Union said today that a Senate inquiry into aged care would give staff and families the chance to reveal exactly what was going on in the industry....
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Report Confirms Aged Care Residents and Staff Suffering - 05 April 2004
The Health Services Union has called for immediate action over the findings of a new report which confirms the care delivered to the elderly in aged care facilities is being seriously affected by understaffing. ...
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NSW Day of Action - 23 February 2004
HSU members working in aged care across NSW are being encouraged to take part in a day of action next month as part of a campaign for higher wages. ...
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Aged Care Staffing Raised in Complaints Report - 30 October 2003
The head of the Commonwealth watchdog given the job of handling aged care complaints has spoken out about staffing in residential aged care facilities. ...
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HSU Highlights Government Neglect of Aged Care - 12 September 2003
The Federal Government has admitted it has no idea how many people work in aged care in what the Health Services Union says is a further demonstration of its lack of concern for staff and residents. ...
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Urgent Inspection Sought for Aged Care Facilities - 14 August 2003
The Health Services Union is calling for an urgent inspection of aged care facilities run by the Royal Freemasons’ in Prahran in Melbourne after investigation revealed up to 100 residents are being looked after by a single staffmember...
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Andrews Turns His Back on Aged Care Workers and Residents - 11 August 2003
Aged Care Minister Kevin Andrews has confirmed he doesn’t care about the problems faced by aged care workers or the elderly in nursing homes by refusing to introduce minimum safe staffing levels....
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Staff and Care Levels Inadequate at Moree - 10 July 2003
A government report on a nursing home in Moree, NSW has revealed how the absence of minimum staffing levels is directly affecting the care of residents and putting the workforce under huge pressure....
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Staff and Residents Suffering at Aged Care facility - 02 July 2003
A nursing home in Singleton in NSW has passed accreditation despite having one staffmember looking after 49 residents at night....
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Answers Needed Over Terrible Conditions in Nursing Home - 27 May 2003
The Health Services Union of Australia has questioned why tougher action has not been taken against the operators of a Victorian nursing home despite government inspectors finding it in such a terrible state that the health and safety of residents and staff was at immediate risk....
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National Quality Care Campaign starts in Aged Care - 26 May 2003
The Health Services Union of Australia is today launching a national campaign to improve conditions in aged care facilities after a survey of staff revealed the extent of the crisis in the industry....
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Staffing shortages and Care Problems in Nursing Home - 21 May 2003
The Health Services Union of Australia today called for urgent action over the Collaroy Nursing Home where understaffing was found to be so bad that the health and safety of staff and residents was in jeopardy...
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