Resources

This blog article from Great Place to Work highlight the key challenges facing Australia’s Healthcare and Social Assistance sector, analyses their impact on the workforce, and explores potential strategies to address these issues. 

This guide by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing provides a step-by-step approach for aged care providers to identifying training needs, prioritising learning areas and structuring a training plan that aligns with workforce segments, operating environment and available resources.

This guide from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing explains the care minute responsibilities of providers and the legislative responsibilities related to minimum amount of direct care time to residents.

This Open Access article by Connelly et al. investigates the impact of various residential aged care innovations upon staff satisfaction.

This Lowitja Institute report highlights the need to strengthen and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership to improve employment, retention, and career pathways across the health sector.

This guide from the University of Western Australia focuses on the role of self-reflection and self-care in safeguarding and promoting worker wellbeing. It includes practical activities and resources that can be used in a range of settings, by individual workers, supervisors or managers.

This report by Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) explores how needs-based and strengths-based workforce planning can strengthen the Aboriginal and Torres Strait health workforce.

This report from Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) and the National Rural Health Alliance calls for better funding and service models to support older people in rural and remote communities, addressing workforce challenges and the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

This report by the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) outlines findings from a project where Indigenous and non-Indigenous stakeholders examined barriers and solutions for recruiting, retaining and developing culturally knowledgeable aged care workers.

The strategic framework by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is guided by 6 overarching strategic directions to support the ongoing development of the size, capability and capacity of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce.