Resources

Humanability has been working with sector stakeholders to develop a suit of resources related to career pathways in the care and support sectors. Resources include career pathways framework and map, good practice guide, career profile videos and marketing materials. 

This Open Access article by O'Keefe et al. investigates personal care workers' intentions to stay when employed in residential aged care.

Humability's work plan for the care and support sector provides information into findings from a variety of stakeholder consultations and details specifically the scope of the aged care sector in Australia. Including details about future workforce planning and First Nations workers. 

This NDIS workforce resource hub page, primarily for the disability sector, includes resources related to workforce planning, recruitment and retention, optimisination and development of the workforce. 

This Rapid Evidence Synthesis (RES), produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration for Greater Manchester (ARC-GM), explores factors influencing the attractiveness of working in long-term care. It examines students’ perceptions of residential care and the challenges in recruiting registered nurses to care homes.

This report from Professor Steven Schwartz is an independent examination of the educational preparation of nurses in Australia. 

This Open Access article by Traynor et al. investigates the implementation of Gerontological Nursing Competencies in long-term aged care.

This webpage from Humanability presents an overview of their workforce research efforts, highlighting how they collaborate with industry to analyse job market demand, assess skill requirements, and support training and workforce development.

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.