While wage rises for aged care workers are welcome, this measure alone will not fix all workforce problems in the sector.
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Our research shows that aged care work is still stigmatised by other health professionals as dirty, difficult and low-status – more than most other jobs.
Australia needs an additional 35,000 aged care workers a year. While skilled migration can play a role, it’s unlikely to be enough to fix the immediate or long-term workforce shortages.
We studied 1,709 aged care homes over five years and found increases in the use of ‘agency’ staff impacted quality of care. Ahead of the federal jobs summit, the sector faces ongoing challenges.
Australia should have been better prepared for the predictable winter COVID wave in aged care.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has made comprehensive reform of aged care the centrepiece of his budget reply delivered on Thursday night.
Picture how you’d like to be cared for as an older Australian who needs help. Now compare that to the reality for today’s aged care residents and carers.
Despite improvements, the aged care sector is currently under extreme pressure. The serious effects of isolation and neglect are potentially as severe now and more widespread than in 2020.
There are around 50 sexual assaults in Australian aged care homes every week. But staff are expected to assess the severity and impact of incidents without training.
Rest homes have been hit hard by COVID-19 deaths and inquiries are looking at possible changes to care. The elephant in the room is that quality care depends on more staff.
Bureaucratic ‘red tape’ has contributed to the current crisis in our aged care system. We need a system of accountability that focuses more on residents’ outcomes, and less on processes.
A groundbreaking NZ$2 billion pay equity settlement has lifted the income for many care workers in aged care and community support, but it had some unintended consequences.
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Associate Professor in Employment Relations, Auckland University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University
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Conjoint Associate Professor of General Practice, University of Newcastle
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Professor, Health Law and Ageing Research Unit, Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Research Assistant, Monash University
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Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Employment Relations, Auckland University of Technology
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Davina Porock est un·e adhérent·e de The Conversation
Professor of Nursing, Director of Centre for Research in Aged Care, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Research assistant, Monash University
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Monash University
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Adjunct senior lecturer, Edith Cowan University
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Research Assistant, Centre for Research in Aged Care, Edith Cowan University
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Honorary Professor Faculty of Health and Medical Science, Univeristy of Sydney; Senior Researcher Sydney Institue for Infectious Disease, University of Sydney., University of Sydney
