Resources

This article from Selmar discusses the current aged care path to reform, with a particular focus on leadership pathways and workforce retention.

The Productivity Commission’s 2022 report reviews aged care employment, finding most workers are already directly employed. It warns against banning indirect employment, which could reduce workforce flexibility and worsen shortages. The report recommends improving job quality and training across all employment types to strengthen the sector and ensure quality care.

This PalliAged webpage discusses the importance of workforce wellbeing and strategies to improve wellbeing in the aged care workforce.

This article from Oho discusses the importance of addressing workforce churn in aged care and provides strategies to retain employees, reducing the need for continuous recruitment.

A 24/7 national support service for nurses & midwives providing access to confidential advice and referral.

This website provides advice and resources for nurses experiencing burnout.

This article from Mirus Australia delves into best practices and innovative strategies for aged care workforce management, including ensuring adequate staffing levels and optimizing scheduling.

The 2020 SkillsIQ discussion paper examines vocational education and training (VET) student work placements in Australia's aged care sector. It highlights the need for standardised, high-quality placements, stronger collaboration between education providers and industry, and flexible models to better prepare students for the workforce. International comparisons suggest increasing practical training hours

This presentation from the Macquarie Business School discusses the importance of various retention strategies, succession planning, and leadership development to sustain the aged care workforce.

This review conducted by Korn Ferry based on the objective to assess the current state challenges in the Australian aged care workforce with a focus on workforce architecture, leadership, remuneration, attraction and retention.