Resources

Recruitment is only part of the workforce challenge. The first Workforce Wins session explores what makes aged care workers stay and why supportive leadership, workplace culture, autonomy and opportunities to learn and develop matter.

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 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 guide from WA Government supports recruiters to interview Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants in culturally respectful and effective ways.

This report from NACCHO responds to the Care Workforce Labour Market Study, highlighting workforce issues, community-controlled health services and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander care needs.

This report from National Seniors argues that workforce shortages are undermining the quality of aged care. It highlights challenges in attracting and retaining staff. Calls for stronger workforce planning, better pay, improved training supports and working conditions, to ensure older Australians receive safe, high-quality care.