ROSA funded to expand research reach
The Registry of Senior Australians has teamed up with StewartBrown, two aged care providers and four other partners for a...
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Partnership aims to bolster workforce
South Australia home care services provider Helping Hand has teamed with an Adelaide-based training college to offer career opportunities in...
Adecco adds aged care to recruitment business
Recruitment giant Adecco is adding the broader healthcare sector to its list of industries in response to growing workforce shortages....
Tips for supporting person-centred practice
If you want your staff to truly practice a person-centred approach, your philosophy needs to extend beyond direct care, writes...
Focusing on more than the staffing challenges
Attracting and retaining staff in aged care remains a pressing challenge, but it is important not to lose sight of...
Feedback sought on home care workforce, reform
HealthConsult is undertaking two aged care stakeholder surveys on behalf of the Department of Health and Aged Care to better...
Aged care sector tracking towards ‘worst-case scenario’
Australia’s aged care crisis is worse than feared with the sector facing a shortfall of around 35,000 direct care workers...
New tool helps providers with workforce planning
A new app has been launched to help aged care providers gain insights into their workforce needs and plan for...
Resource helps providers talk to staff about super
Community sector industry superfund NGS has launched a resource to help providers talk to their staff about financial planning. The...
The case for a diverse workforce
Let’s embrace genuine workforce diversity, writes Marcus Riley. It is fast becoming recognised that the challenge of developing an optimal...
Ushering in aged care workforce reform
Louise O’Neil was appointed in June to head the body overseeing the delivery of the Aged Care Workforce Strategy, A...
Home Care spared from workforce shortages
Home care providers appear to have been spared the staff shortages affecting some residential facilities during COVID-19 but that could...