{"id":54754,"date":"2024-07-19T10:53:39","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T00:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/?page_id=54754"},"modified":"2025-11-14T13:41:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T02:41:43","slug":"aged-care-mandatory-care-minutes-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/aged-care-mandatory-care-minutes-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Aged Care Mandatory Care Minutes Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"54754\" class=\"elementor elementor-54754\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c7db71d scheme_dark elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7c7db71d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16ff3d66 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"16ff3d66\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df27fcc sc_height_medium sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"df27fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2484d80e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2484d80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AGED CARE MANDATORY CARE MINUTES HUB<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667378f4 sc_height_medium sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"667378f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87d2529 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87d2529\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fe59ef sc_inner_width_1_1 sc_extra_bg_large sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"4fe59ef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed333c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eed333c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b90c6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b90c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Care Minutes Hub has been created to provide you with a complete overview of <b>Mandatory Care Minutes<\/b>\u00a0and <b>the Aged Care Star Rating System.<\/b><\/p><p>Aged Care workers can use this webpage to learn about mandatory care minutes, what your provider should and should not be doing, how to find out the care minutes in your facility and take action to hold providers accountable to the mandatory care minutes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01700b9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"01700b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-071318b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"071318b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19e4977 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"19e4977\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653c25f elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"653c25f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"584fc15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0807b53 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0807b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9644e76 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9644e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are care minutes and where did they come from?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e4d0d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f9e4d0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b6d40 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9b6d40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Care minutes<\/strong> are the amount of <strong>direct care<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"none\"> that older people living in <strong>residential care<\/strong> receive from:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Registered nurses (RNs)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Enrolled nurses (ENs)<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> Personal care workers (PCWs) or Assistants in nursing (AINs) \u2013 also known as nursing assistants.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The care minutes responsibility is based on a\u202f<\/span>sector-wide average<span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202fof <strong>215 minutes of care per resident per day<\/strong>, including 40 minutes of direct RN care.\u202f<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mandatory direct care minutes were introduced in response to the\u202f<\/span>Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"none\">They ensure that older people in aged care homes receive the dedicated care time they need.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b36c7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f6b36c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f12df5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f12df5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44e2481 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"44e2481\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b85c6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"73b85c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76c495 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c76c495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8146b0c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8146b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What should be counted as care minutes?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08658d2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"08658d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd84f0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8cd84f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75c6d02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75c6d02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b48c81b sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"b48c81b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cffcfec sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cffcfec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Does-your-work-count-towards-care-minutes.mp4\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u2705-Uplaod-yg-ini-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54902\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u2705-Uplaod-yg-ini-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/\u2705-Uplaod-yg-ini-2-600x1067.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247382e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"247382e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb989d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3fb989d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cef4819 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"cef4819\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3454576 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3454576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Direct care\u202fminutes will be determined from the hours provided by:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Registered Nurse (RNs)\u00a0<\/li><li>Enrolled Nurse (ENs)<\/li><li>Personal Care Workers (PCWs)<\/li><li>Assistant in Nursing (AINs).\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>Care provided by both employees and agency staff will count towards the amount of direct care minutes.<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Work done by the following staff does NOT count towards direct care minutes:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>allied health staff<\/li><li>lifestyle and recreational staff<\/li><li>clinical funding managers<\/li><li>other aged care staff who work in:<ul><li>catering (including plating and serving)<\/li><li>hotel services<\/li><li>facility and room cleaning<\/li><li>maintenance \u202f<\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"none\">gardening.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871c75d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"871c75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f31ede elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f31ede\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2734ada sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"2734ada\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85816bb elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"85816bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e813794 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e813794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5d179 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa5d179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What your provider should not be doing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f51df sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d7f51df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2939804 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2939804\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-121c124 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"121c124\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996b040 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"996b040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Changes to care minutes should improve workloads and quality of care for residents.<\/p><p>However, with the implementation of mandatory care time minutes many aged care providers have been making changes in the workplace to try and get around providing the full amount of care minutes required.<\/p><p>This includes changes to rosters, duties, job roles and the creation of new jobs.<\/p><p><strong>In some workplaces these changes have resulted in more duties for carers and fewer jobs for other staff.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f64017 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"2f64017\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf774a elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"edf774a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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url(&#039;https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Beige-Marble-Tile-Promotion-Instagram-Post-1.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Beige Marble Tile Promotion Instagram Post (2)\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Beige-Marble-Tile-Promotion-Instagram-Post-2.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Beige Marble Tile Promotion Instagram Post (3)\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Beige-Marble-Tile-Promotion-Instagram-Post-3.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Beige Marble Tile Promotion Instagram Post (4)\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Beige-Marble-Tile-Promotion-Instagram-Post-4.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c163b4c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c163b4c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75a1e48 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"75a1e48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ef513 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"85ef513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3bf6f1 elementor-widget__width-initial sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3bf6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Your employer SHOULD NOT be using tricks to meet the care minutes requirements.<\/strong><\/p><p>This includes:<\/p><ul><li>Counting hours done by non-direct staff towards care minutes<\/li><li>Changing the responsibilities of direct care staff to include work undertaken by non-direct care staff<\/li><li>Merging roles to create hybrid direct care\/non-direct care roles and count all hours undertaken towards care minutes<\/li><li>Changing job titles and responsibilities to avoid fulfilling the required care minutes<\/li><li>Requiring support staff to undertake a Cert III in aged care<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If your provider is doing any of these things, please share your experience<strong>\u00a0to help us hold your employer accountable!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ace236 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3ace236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-126757d sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"126757d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5558f30 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5558f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ce1dc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4ce1dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Is-your-aged-care-employer-playing-fair-on-care-time-minutes.mp4\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Explainer-Video-2-for-webpage.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54894\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Explainer-Video-2-for-webpage.png 1080w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Explainer-Video-2-for-webpage-600x1067.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653e27b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"653e27b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6d3b88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6d3b88\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c0820a sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"7c0820a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df892e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4df892e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f672ee3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f672ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2f6aa sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fc2f6aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c39387 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c39387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reporting the reality of aged care at your facility <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a412a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"94a412a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f007961 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f007961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your employer is not meeting the care minutes or using manipulative practices such as adjusting rosters, titles or role responsibilities, increasing caregivers\u2019 workloads instead of improving residents\u2019 care, <strong>you can make an anonymous report to Aged Care Watch.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8895e88 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8895e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ccf89f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ccf89f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c070aed sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"c070aed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7d417 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d7d417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/549352510_1216360690523518_5209873184026893070_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-72503\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/549352510_1216360690523518_5209873184026893070_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/549352510_1216360690523518_5209873184026893070_n-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/549352510_1216360690523518_5209873184026893070_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615ccc5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"615ccc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe7d106 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"fe7d106\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dcb738 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6dcb738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3b071c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3b071c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The United Workers Union developed Aged Care Watch as part of our national campaign to change aged care.<\/p><p>Aged Care Watch is a crowd-sourced reporting tool that allows aged care workers, residents, family, and community members to\u00a0anonymously report\u00a0on and publicly name facilities that implement\u00a0insufficient care time\u00a0and\u00a0manipulative practices, holding them\u00a0accountable.<\/p><p><strong>The data collected from the reports is essential to lobby the government and\u00a0help facilitate reform in the aged care sector.<\/strong><\/p><p>In addition the data from Aged Care Watch will be provided regularly to the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb1a6e elementor-align-center sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dfb1a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/agedcarewatch.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Access Aged Care Watch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cac6b2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cac6b2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-748b174 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"748b174\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f66f6c8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f66f6c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3caa090 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3caa090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27a8e6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d27a8e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8706a5b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8706a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the evidence we need to hold providers accountable<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5fd457 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d5fd457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c639f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86c639f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aged Care providers are currently responsible for providing quarterly data to the government reporting on their care minutes for the quarter. This quarterly data is publicly available, and you can access this spreadsheet <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/resources\/collections\/star-ratings-quarterly-data-extracts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a> <\/strong>to see what your provider has reported.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db14222 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db14222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thanks to your<strong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"259\">\u00a0Safe Staffing reports on Aged Care Watch<\/strong>, we now have the clearest picture yet of what\u2019s really happening inside aged care.<\/p><ul data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"612\"><li data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"349\"><p data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"349\">84% of reports rated staffing levels\u00a0<strong>below 3 stars<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"349\"><p data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"349\">1,683\u00a0reports identify 1 or more<strong>\u00a0unfilled shifts<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"412\"><p data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"412\">848\u00a0reports show workers completely <strong>unable to take their breaks<\/strong> while\u00a0742\u00a0reports show workers only able to take partial breaks.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"500\"><p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"500\">86% of workers report <strong>having to rush<\/strong> through their tasks<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"500\"><p data-start=\"452\" data-end=\"500\">60%\u00a0of workers are forced to complete <strong>work outside their role<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"542\"><p data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"612\">67%\u00a0of reports said residents were <strong>not receiving minimum care.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45e0174 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45e0174\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75a59c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c75a59c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40f875 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e40f875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ac7b5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91ac7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AC-Quote-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-72520\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AC-Quote-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AC-Quote-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AC-Quote-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AC-Quote-2-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a76dd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a76dd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85e7a73 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"85e7a73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c161a57 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c161a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thanks to United Workers Union aged care members revealing poor practice at their facilities, we now know which providers keep failing to meet their care minutes obligations.<\/p><p>This gap between provider claims and worker experience shows a systemic problem in aged care staffing and care time reporting.<\/p><p data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"438\">Aged care providers are funded to provide the required care time, but many are falsifying their reported numbers.<\/p><p data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"438\">It&#8217;s time we put an end to providers misrepresenting their care minute figures\u00a0to boost their own profits!\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"438\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/agedcarewatch.org.au\/#\/tracker\/aged-care-watch-tracker\/landing\/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">By reporting regularly on Aged Care Watch<\/a> you are not just exposing providers, but are providing\u00a0the evidence needed to create change.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6eb77e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6eb77e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f610d5 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"4f610d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5daad46 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5daad46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c44a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"27c44a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2ebb3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f2ebb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0878126 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0878126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the star rating system and how does it work?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480830a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"480830a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a116be sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a116be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The quarterly care minutes data is used to generate the star rating that each aged care facility receives on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myagedcare.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.myagedcare.gov.au<\/a> website.<\/p><p><strong>The star rating system<\/strong> was a Royal Commission recommendation, developed to allow residents and their families to make genuine comparisons of the quality and safety performance of services and providers.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b5a2a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e0b5a2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2992230 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2992230\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2366387 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"2366387\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb8227a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb8227a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Aged-care-star-rating-explained.mp4\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Aged-care-star-rating-TIK-TOK-576x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54960\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Aged-care-star-rating-TIK-TOK-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Aged-care-star-rating-TIK-TOK-600x1067.png 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Aged-care-star-rating-TIK-TOK-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Aged-care-star-rating-TIK-TOK-768x1365.png 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Aged-care-star-rating-TIK-TOK-864x1536.png 864w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Aged-care-star-rating-TIK-TOK-370x658.png 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Aged-care-star-rating-TIK-TOK-770x1369.png 770w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Aged-care-star-rating-TIK-TOK.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-307665c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"307665c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59a7941 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"59a7941\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e95a9f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e95a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The star ratings measure performance of a facility across<strong> four key areas:<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Graded assessment of the facility against quality standards<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Performance against relevant clinical and quality indicators<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Staffing levels<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Resident and family surveys from current residents<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each <strong>facility<\/strong> is given a rating between <strong>1 and 5<\/strong> <strong>stars<\/strong> for the above areas.\u00a0 Then based on the results of this, the facility is given an overall facility star rating.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Rating System:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>star<\/strong> \u2013 Significant improvement needed<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>stars<\/strong> \u2013 Improvement needed<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>stars<\/strong> \u2013 Acceptable<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>stars<\/strong> \u2013 Good<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>stars<\/strong> &#8211; Excellent<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can explore the star ratings for each facility across Australia at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myagedcare.gov.au\/quality\/how-are-star-ratings-calculated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">myagedcare.gov.au<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d82507b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d82507b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e3261a sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"0e3261a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bacd1ab sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bacd1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df74973 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"df74973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27bbc2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d27bbc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9b214 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d9b214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the problems with the star rating system?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088475f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"088475f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd7f76 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fbd7f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-411c8d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"411c8d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2eebfb sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"b2eebfb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b679210 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b679210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The star rating system has been designed so that each of the four key rated areas have been weighted differently.\u00a0<\/p><ol><li>Graded assessment of the facility against quality standards (30%)<\/li><li>Performance against relevant clinical and quality indicators (15%)<\/li><li>Resident and family surveys from current residents (33%)<\/li><li>Staffing levels (22%)<\/li><\/ol><p>This weighting system allows providers to still get a good overall star rating despite not meeting their care minutes.<\/p><p>In the May 2024 quarterly data 42% of aged care facilities across the country were rated either a 1 or 2 for staffing, which means significant improvement needed or improvement needed.\u00a0 This issue is not reflected in the overall star ratings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-813a01b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"813a01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa96ebe sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"aa96ebe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a074e8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a074e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blue-and-White-Weekly-House-Expenses-Chart-Graph-Instagram-Post-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55530\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blue-and-White-Weekly-House-Expenses-Chart-Graph-Instagram-Post-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blue-and-White-Weekly-House-Expenses-Chart-Graph-Instagram-Post-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blue-and-White-Weekly-House-Expenses-Chart-Graph-Instagram-Post-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blue-and-White-Weekly-House-Expenses-Chart-Graph-Instagram-Post-1-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5802f44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5802f44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d00603e sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"d00603e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7523fb1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7523fb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3cd37e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a3cd37e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad833ca sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad833ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There are many examples of providers getting a 1 star rating for staffing but still an overall rating of 4. This is very misleading for families looking for care.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Staffing levels impact on both Quality measures and Resident experience and so we believe overall ratings should be capped if the staffing levels are not being met.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Providers should not be rewarded with higher ratings when they are not meeting acceptable staffing levels, and risking the safety of residents and of the workforce through higher workloads.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are currently in discussions with the government about the problems with the star rating system and the changes needed to improve it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a4ee1d elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9a4ee1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ff012 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3ff012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">breaking union win on care time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3de2f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c3de2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b83b58 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b83b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While at times it may feel like nothing is changing and speaking up won&#8217;t make a difference, your Safe Staffing reports on Aged care Watch are in fact gaining wider attention and helping to improve aged care.<\/p><p>The government has recently announced a major change to the aged care star ratings system. From\u00a01 October, <strong>aged care homes\u00a0cannot\u00a0score an \u201cacceptable\u201d 3 star staffing rating unless they meet\u00a0both their:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>legislated\u00a0total care minutes<\/li><li>24\/7 Registered Nurse minutes<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>This is a huge union win and<\/strong> <strong>wouldn\u2019t have been possible without UWU aged care members lobbying decision makers<\/strong> <strong>and discussing issues and solutions with the new Aged Care Minister!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333f4da sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"333f4da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc0dc1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fc0dc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8b420 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f8b420\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e44de8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e44de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" 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https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/574507864_1143238617984242_3694708490665377385_n-370x310.jpg 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/574507864_1143238617984242_3694708490665377385_n-770x645.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd7411 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6dd7411\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311cb19 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"311cb19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bd560 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2bd560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s also proof that <a href=\"https:\/\/agedcarewatch.org.au\/#\/tracker\/aged-care-watch-tracker\/landing\/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>your\u00a0Aged Care Watch\u00a0reports<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>continue to shine a spotlight on aged care, exposing chronic understaffing, missed RN minutes, and care minutes on paper that do not match what is happening on the floor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203970c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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