"Published on 7 May 2017 (u-tube)
Unless Gladys Berejiklian; and John Barilaro; decide to block his efforts, Philip Donato will introduce a bill this week to restore the mandatory requirement to keep registered nurses in nursing homes."

The Bill was defeated by the Government, seems that Gladys and John didn't think that it was a good idea or was it just sour grapes because Phillip took one of their prized seats at the Orange by-election?

As has been pointed out on social media, in prison, the worst criminals have a registered nurse to attend to them in an emergency but if they were in a nursing home then the same level of care would not apply.

For 46 years it was a requirement that nursing homes had to have a registered nurse 24/7 but because of a hick-up in Federal law a few years ago a loophole was created which, it seems, our State Government in NSW, is happy to see continue; saves money for the operators of the homes.

Registered nurses are technically skilled today and most have family at home. It was the nurses that preferred to live at home and take turns on being on call in an emergency.

Hi Issy, we don't often agree on things, but on this I totally agree, The Greens support the Shooter Bill 100%. The opposition came from the government, and Fred Nile's CDP.

Just on nursing homes, about 10 years back my partner volunteered to work part time a few afternoons a week. at a local home, a low end establishment for people on the aged pension. She was shocked when working in the kitchen, told to "clean out the fridge" to prepare the evening meal. Into a large boiler went almost all the leftovers, chip and mashed potatoes, fried eggs, cooked mince, old cooked vegies etc. Then she was told to get the "Mulie", an electric mixer/masher, and give it a good going over. Then it was heated thickened, and that was dinner, a common practice she was told, sometimes broccoli green crap, sometimes pumpkin yellow crap, disgusting muck to feed anyone. The home was owned by a wealthy eastern subs doctor, had about 5 or 6 such places. The doctor came almost daily to check on the inmates, "how are you today Mrs Smith", that was a enough for a 'Medicare' consultation. "T" only went a few weeks, it was too much of an eye opener, the sad state of many of the inmates. and the conditions they were subjected to.

In Victoria it is mandatory to have registered nurses
on the staff of nursing homes. They are the ones in
charge. My mum's in a dementia wing of a nursing
home. I work there part time as a volunteer. I have
nothing but praise for the staff there, and the care
that both my mum and the other residents receive.

I can only hope that the NSW government will not change
the pre-requisite that nurses continue to be on the
staff of nursing homes and that standards of care are
maintained.