Challenges of caring for the aged: Attracting and retaining aged care assistants in Western Australia.
Western Australia
carers
work engagement
Journal
Australasian journal on ageing
ISSN: 1741-6612
Titre abrégé: Australas J Ageing
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9808874
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2020
Dec 2020
Historique:
received:
14
11
2019
revised:
11
05
2020
accepted:
20
06
2020
pubmed:
28
8
2020
medline:
25
6
2021
entrez:
28
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To report on the attraction and retention challenges concerning Aged Care Assistants (ACAs) in the state of Western Australia (WA) and to identify the related specific 'push-and-pull' factors. A self-administered survey resulted in a 20.2% response rate (79/391) from nine WA residential aged care facilities. The key purpose of the survey was to explore the reasons why ACAs might remain in their jobs or leave for other occupations. The χ Those who were younger, casually employed and working in urban areas were more likely than their counterparts to state their intention to leave their workplace in the next year. In line with the national emphasis on the attraction and retention of ACAs, the findings reported here have the potential to inform future strategies in residential aged care facilities in WA.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e573-e577Subventions
Organisme : Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre
Organisme : Western Australia
Informations de copyright
© 2020 AJA Inc.
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