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    Attracting and retaining Australia’s aged care workers: developing policy and organisational responses

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    Authors
    Montague, A.
    Burgess, John
    Connell, J.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Montague, A. and Burgess, J. and Connell, J. 2015. Attracting and retaining Australia’s aged care workers: developing policy and organisational responses. Labour & Industry: A Journal Of The Social And Economic Relations Of Work. 25: pp. 293-305.
    Source Title
    Labour & Industry: A Journal Of The Social And Economic Relations Of Work
    DOI
    10.1080/10301763.2015.1083367
    ISSN
    1030-1763
    School
    School of Management
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50007
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    By the year 2060 Australians aged 65 and over will account for one quarter of the population, one in six Australians will be aged 75 or more, and the ‘very old’ (over 80 years of age) will also become more numerous. These statistics indicate that there will be increased demands on the residential aged care workforce in the future and associated labour shortages given the consequent increases in demand for personal care worker services. Moreover, personal care workers (PCWs) are reportedly older than the average age of workers in other fields, further exacerbating these problems. Consequently, this study focuses on both the policy and human resource changes required in the residential aged care sector related to both current and future challenges experienced in attracting and retaining Australia’s ageing aged care workforce. Proposed changes include far-reaching policy development required to underpin improved employment conditions, salaries, training and career pathways as an imperative to care for elderly Australian citizens.

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