Four out of 10 residential aged care workers are planning to leave the sector within five years because they are overworked, stressed and underpaid, a national worker survey shows.
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ACSA honours aged care’s best
Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution, Feros Care, Dr Tim Henwood and Carolyn Wallace are among winners of national aged care awards announced this week.
Provider spent years finding the way back to its purpose
Listening to staff and redefining the organisation’s purpose helped an aged care provider move from a military-style culture to a supportive environment, the CEO tells a national conference.
Colbeck calls for sector to positively promote aged care work
Providers need to showcase that aged care has “strong” career paths and is a positive industry to work in to attract and retain staff, the sector’s minister tells an industry conference.
Residents’ artworks raise money for reburbishment project
Scores of artworks created by aged care residents went on display at an inner-city exhibition and up for auction to help fund a renovation.
Peaks launch village accreditation scheme
A new retirement village accreditation scheme has been launched this week for operators of retirement living communities that includes care service standards for the first time.
‘Work out the winners’ before implementing new tech
In addition to assessing the financial case for new technology, providers need to determine how staff, residents and the organisation will benefit from a proposed deployment, a provider tells Australian Ageing Agenda.
Clinical care app gives staff more time with residents
A cloud-based clinical care system is allowing frontline staff to spend less time on paperwork and more time with aged care residents, a provider CEO has told an industry conference.
Aged care stakeholders tell inquiry how to improve services
Recent submissions are calling for a shake-up of aged care for Stolen Generations, research into effective staff-to-resident ratios and a regulatory framework that better supports provider viability.
Aged care telehealth emergency response trial shows promise
A hospital-based outreach service for aged care has avoided more than half of the physical visits it would usually make and increased its reach by assessing residents by video.
Tool shows promise for assisting shared approach to medication management
A computerised tool can help aged care staff record residents’ medication management preferences to inform clinical and deprescribing decisions, a University of Sydney study finds.
Provider CEOs share aged care recruitment tips
Listening to your gut, getting to know candidates and taking your time are important aspects of the aged care recruitment process, provider chiefs tell an industry conference.
Boards advised to know their roles to meet new standards
Many aged care board directors have limited understanding about their actual key roles and responsibilities, a governance masterclass has heard.
New funding to improve dementia care and services
The government has announced a $3 million funding boost to support the national programs for training the aged care workforce and supporting facilities to better manage dementia-related behaviours.
