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About Author
Britt O’Keefe – Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University, Faculty of Health
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Seeking Participants
We are seeking CURRENT & FORMER PERSONAL CARE WORKERS FROM RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE to take part in a national study.
Research Project:
Why are they leaving, why are they staying? Exploring employee retention with both current and past personal care workers working in residential aged care (DUHREC 2022-154)
The number of Australians aged 65 years or older is expected to increase to 1.5 million, or 3.7% of Australia’s population, by 2058. It is expected that 80% of older people will require services and support from Australia’s aged care system. This trend has led to government projections forecasting the number of personal care workers (PCWs) needed to meet the demands of an ageing population to be more than double the current workforce by 2050. However, today, residential aged care operators are facing unprecedented challenges associated with attracting and retaining PCWs. This challenge needs to be addressed, urgently.
While most research published in the area of workforce recruitment and retention relies on quantitative methods, this research deploys a qualitative methodology with a sole focus on retention. A qualitative methodology will be utilised to:
This research aligns with the commitment of government, aged care operators, membership bodies and unions to collectively retain a stable, highly-skilled personal care workforce.
This research project has been approved by Deakin University’s Human Research Ethics Committee (Project ID: 2022-154).
Britt O’Keefe – Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University, Faculty of Health
We are seeking CURRENT & FORMER PERSONAL CARE WORKERS FROM RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE to take part in a national study.