Resources

This Open Access article by Reedy et al. examines male nursing students’ experiences of gender stereotypes and discrimination, including examples from aged care, and highlights the need for gender-inclusive workplaces that challenge stereotypes and support men’s sense of belonging in nursing.

The Open Access article from Kramer et al. reviews evidence-based strategies for recruiting and retaining older healthcare professionals, highlighting flexible work arrangements, phased retirement, mentoring, workplace health initiatives, digital upskilling and intergenerational collaboration as approaches to support workforce sustainability and resilience.

Everyone deserves to feel safe, supported and included at work. However, for many LGBTIQ+ people, workplace experiences often still include discrimination, exclusion and other forms of gendered violence. We discuss how psychological safety can be improved in the workplace. 

This guide helps aged care providers plan workforce training to meet the rights-based requirements of the Aged Care Act 2024.

This manual provides operational guidance for providers delivering government-funded aged care through the Support at Home Program.

This World Evidence-Based Health Care Day, we reflect on both the value of evidence and the critical role of local context in applying evidence to create meaningful change. 

The Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner provides an update on progress toward establishing a permanent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Commissioner, including proposed amendments to aged care legislation progressing through Parliament.

This article by Yarning Crescent highlights that effective Indigenous employment strategies go beyond recruitment and require culturally safe workplaces, genuine engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and ongoing support for employees.

The Indigenous Employment Initiative (IEI) Program is a government funded program to create employment and training opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers in entry-level, non-clinical aged care roles.

This review by Lee and the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet describes the nutrition issues within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia.