Resources
Browse resources created and collated by ARIIA as a trusted, evidence-based guide to supporting innovation across the aged care sector.
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Recruiting, retaining and empowering the aged care workforce
This blog describes four practical steps providers can take now to support our aged care workers.
Building the aged care workforce
The Federal Government has implemented a range of activities and intiatives to help providers build and develop a supported, valued and productive workforce.
Getting into the aged care workforce
Aged care is one of the fastest growing sectors in Australia. You can learn more about the roles and opportunities available in metropolitan, regional and remote areas of Australia.
Working in aged care in Australia: The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme
This information sheet provides an overview of working in the aged care sector for individuals considering or currently participating in the PALM scheme.
Code of conduct
The Code of Conduct for Aged Care describes how aged care providers, their governing persons, and workers must behave and treat people receiving aged care. (4 min)
2020 Aged Care Workforce Census (Census)
The 2020 Aged Care Workforce Census provides an overview of the aged care sector workforce looking at the size, growth an decomposition of the aged care workforce.
Australia's aged care workforce
Data dashboards show how the quarter of a million people employed as direct care providers in Australia’s aged care sector are distributed, resourced and managed.
Asia Pacific Aged Care Hub (APACH): Strengthening Aged Care Across the Region
The Asia Pacific Aged Care Hub (APACH) is a capacity building initiative aimed at improving aged care across the Asia Pacific region, through a collaboration between Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA), Flinders University College of Business, Government, and Law and the Caring Futures Institute, with funding support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. APACH brings together experts, practitioners, and policymakers to share insights, best practices, and learnings.
Voices of the Hub Users: Tuning into User Feedback
In this blog, Dr Janine Margarita Dizon talks about the findings of the discussions with the Knowledge and Implementation Hub's User Reference Group which are framing improvements to the information and the user's experience of the Hub.
Supporting aged care staff to manage organisational risks to improve clinical outcomes for older people at the end of their lives
Managing risk and providing services that allow the resident to lead a self-determined and self-fulfilling life can sometimes be challenging for staff. In this blog, learn more about how the ELDAC Managing Risk Toolkit can support health professionals and aged care staff to manage organisational risk, when delivering quality palliative care and advance care planning services to older Australians.