SATURDAY Issue 73

New unique technology helping staff deal with dementia in home care like never before

Cognitive decline is cited 37 times in the new strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards, up from just one citation – can you say that your home care teams are prepared? This article is part of a special eight-part SATURDAY project on dementia –...

Editorial: Is there a new answer to aged care’s wicked problem?

With the demand for aged care services only increasing as the Baby Boomers age, workforce continues to be the key pressure point for providers across the country and the world. While the Fair Work Commission’s wage rises for nurses and personal...

Opinion: latest aged care wage rise is not a silver bullet for sector’s workforce shortages

You only have to look to New Zealand’s failed aged care wage rise to understand that higher wages don’t solve the systemic issues. Even if the Government reveals fresh funding for the Fair Work Commission’s decision in the May Budget, the...

Business is good: expanding Roshana Care Group’s ‘wicked problem’

Led by founder and CEO Dr Rosh Jalagge, the private Perth-based operator is a rarity in residential aged care. It is viable, it wants to grow, but it faces an issue that still grips the sector tightly. Roshana Care Group is a rare aged care...

Seeking a caring heart: inside Australia’s aged care workforce crisis

Outside of Brisbane, the town of Beaudesert, with its population of 13,000, is a microcosm of what aged care operators are facing nationwide: they need people to support ageing Australians – and there are not enough skilled locals to provide this...

$10,000 for this billboard to fill aged care jobs and not one taker

Shepparton Villages needs 55 full-time staff – care workers and Registered Nurses. Like most regional aged care operators, the prospect of continuing to use agency staff is financially unsustainable. The words ‘More than work, it’s...

Managing change: A critical and underappreciated element in digital transformations

Poor change management practices are often at fault when digital health implementations go wrong, with inadequate communication between IT experts and clinical staff a source of blame. But a program of codesign and consultation can be a powerful...

How to solve the worldwide Registered Nurse shortage

The UK aged care model system is an alternative model for delivering higher-level care services: is the Australian Government brave enough? The UK is upskilling its carers to fill the shortfall in nursing services – and this is improving career...

“$10K had been taken from their bank account”: tackling financial abuse in retirement villages

Retirement villages are receiving reports from residents of abuse by adult children. NSW operators must have an Elder Abuse Prevention Strategy in Place – and the NSW Ageing and Disability Commission has the ability to investigate reports and...

Anglicare slashes its hiring time from 45 days to just 13 with AI

The Sydney-based Christian Not For Profit has reduced its time to recruit – and halved its vacancies – in the last 12 months. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving to be a game changer for recruitment across all sectors – now it is aged...

Recruitment: more than simply placing an ad

In the retirement village sector, recruitment has traditionally been a reactionary function: filling roles as they become available. “Businesses find themselves operating in a very tight job market. It is very competitive,” noted James Teodoro...

Executive spotlight

Over 2,000 operators provide retirement living, support and care to 1.3 million Australians. 360,000 staff and 100,000 suppliers are engaged every day. It’s a $30 billion a year sector delivering vital services for our older citizens. At SATURDAY...

Lauren Broomham

12 Apr 2024