Foreign‐born aged care workers in Australia: A growing trend

Negin, Joel; Coffman, Jenna; Connell, John; Short, Stephanie

doi:10.1111/ajag.12321

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“…Aged care workforce issues feature both nationally and internationally: the sector faces intense challenges in maintaining a skilled workforce for a population with complex care needs. In Australia, to address critical shortages of skilled labour, RACS increasingly use external labour such as foreign‐born agency staff . While there is considerable diversity in the Australian RACS workforce arrangements, generally care staff includes RNs and enrolled nurses (ENs), PCWs and support staff.…”

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“…The work is physically and emotionally challenging, but is regarded as being low status. In Australia, barriers to attracting and retaining RACS staff include poor remuneration, limited career opportunities and professional pathways, a negative image of the sector, and organisational structures that do not support a culture of learning …”

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“…The three research priorities that were identified-workforce, the management of residents with dementia and funding to the sector are consistent with the international literature. [6][7][8][9][10] The priorities are not specific to Victoria, but reflect recent Australian literature [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] and are illustrative of critical, inter-related challenges facing the sector nationally.…”

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“…Aged care workforce issues feature both nationally [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] and internationally [6][7][8]10 : the sector faces intense challenges in maintaining a skilled workforce for a population with complex care needs. In Australia, to address critical shortages of skilled labour, RACS increasingly use external labour such as foreign-born agency staff.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In Australia, to address critical shortages of skilled labour, RACS increasingly use external labour such as foreign-born agency staff. 22,22 While there is considerable diversity in the Australian RACS workforce arrangements, generally care staff includes RNs and enrolled nurses (ENs), PCWs and support staff. Nurses are nationally registered and regulated, with a scope of practice outlining their role and responsibilities.…”

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Research priorities in residential aged care services: A statewide survey

2019

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Objectives To ascertain the research priorities of staff working in Victorian residential aged care services (RACS). Method In October 2016, all 754 Victorian RACS were asked to list three most important research priorities in a confidential postal survey. Descriptive statistics and content analysis were used to analyse the data. Results One hundred and sixty‐two (21.5%) RACS participated. Research priorities, in order of importance, were grouped thematically as workforce issues, strategies to manage residents with dementia and funding to the sector. Staffing numbers and mix, particularly nurse‐to‐resident ratios, dominated workforce issues. The management of responsive behaviours was highlighted as a pressing clinical issue, and insufficient funding to the sector impacted on most issues reported. Conclusions The research priorities identified were inter‐related. Some were already well researched, suggesting RACS staff have little time and/or limited access to research evidence to inform the care and management of residents, possibly because of inadequate staffing and funding.

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2019

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What do we know about the experiences of migrant care workers in Australia? A scoping study

Overgaard

Withers

Mcdermott

2022

Aust J Social Issues

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Migrant workers comprise a significant and growing segment of Australia's non-professional frontline care workforce. In this article, we offer a scoping study of existing research to investigate what is known about the experiences of migrant workers employed in nonprofessional care occupations in Australia. Through a systematic approach, which includes six discrete stages (Arksey and O'Malley, 2005), we find a growing and substantial literature on migrants working in nonprofessional care occupations in Australia. However, we also find that only a small number of studies are concerned with the experiences of migrant workers themselves. This article thematically maps out existing knowledge about these workers-including pathways in and out of paid care work, (under)utilisation of skills, cultural meanings attached to paid care work, experiences at work such as racism and language barriers, and finally how care work is situated in relation to workers' private lives. We conclude by identifying major gaps in the literature and outlining important avenues for future research.

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