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...
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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...
Govt launches infection control training
The Department of Health has developed a 30-minute online education course for care workers about protecting themselves and care recipients...
Provider offers traineeships to older workers
A South Australian aged care provider has teamed up with the state government and two training services to deliver a...
Provider launches graduate program
West Australian aged care provider Amana Living has launched an education and mentoring program for new nurses and allied health...