On one hand there is a move to improve the care of the elderly thround specialist nurses yet on the other hand there is a devaluing of the those already working in Aged care?
I am talking about pay rates. For the life of me I do not understand why Rn's and Caregivers in both the public and private sector do not have parity.
The media is quick to jump on the aged care when a perceived wrong is noted yet the incentive to have well trained nurses in the private aged care sector appears to be discouraged.
I have to say it is time that this issue was addressed not from a union point of view but a moral point of view. Is this not he same as women getting parity with men? A continual battle for recognition of value?
Go to http://www.insitenewspaper.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=Breaking+News&idArticle=17108 for discussion on Taihape nurses being expected to take a cut in pay.
My question on this is. The public sector nurses are looking to get yet another pay rise. I understand it is under negotiation. What about the Aged Care Sector? Will they get the same rise? Will the government top up the funding to cover this for the private sector?
Maybe it is time the way the private sector is funded? Two bundles of money. One for wages and one for business. Just a thought.
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