5 Good Reasons to Engage a Specialist Recruitment Partner in Aged & Community Care
A key to better hires and less turnover in Aged & Community Care As we all know, our sector is facing significant staffing challenges and, as a leader, that means you’re often recruiting. While in-house teams are great at understanding your unique culture and processes, finding the right fit person is challenging, and can be […]
The New Aged Care Act: A Workforce & Leadership Readiness Plan
The postponement of Australia’s New Aged Care Act until July 2025 presents organisations with a critical window—not just for compliance, but for setting new benchmarks in quality care. Providers will need to overhaul various aspects of their operations to align with the enhanced person-centred approach. This article outlines strategic actions that leaders can take to […]
Bridging the Leadership Gaps in Aged & Community Care
In our dynamic sector, leadership is pivotal for shaping culture, performance and quality of care. The findings of research* into aged care leadership in Australia finds specific and common leadership gaps. The good news is, these gaps exist in areas where skills and competencies can be developed and enhanced to improve overall leadership effectiveness. Understanding the […]
Navigating your workforce challenges with a tailored Aged Care workforce strategy and plan
Workforce Challenges in Aged Care The aged care sector in Australia is facing the perfect storm when it comes to workforce planning and management. Currently, 65K workers leave the sector each year and the average staff turnover sits higher than the majority of other sectors. (1) With a rapidly aging population and growing skills shortages, attracting […]
How to become an Employer of Choice in aged care & community services
Has your organisation got the WOW FACTOR? In the current workforce climate, and amidst ‘’the great reshuffle’’ as we like to call it, it’s crucial employers in aged care and community services stand out as desirable places to work…to be seen as an Employer of Choice and attract, engage and retain the best staff. We […]
Creating Cultures: strategies that make yours an employer of choice!
Learning Bites: Strategies for Fostering an Employer of Choice Culture Workforce planning is more than ‘attraction, recruitment, and retention. It is a holistic application of ‘new thinking’ and ‘practical strategies’ that foster an employer-of-choice-culture. In this climate of skills shortages, employers of choice are creating cultures that embrace, empower, and provide meaningful engagement. Workers in these […]
Retain your quality employees and set them up for success!
“How can I improve the chances of staff engagement and retention from the day they start?” One of the most disappointing things for leaders and teams is when good employees hand in their resignation – especially in the current climate where workloads are high, staff are pushed to the limit, and new talent is particularly […]
Get your employees from just surviving to THRIVING!
The Aged care sector is experiencing change like never before and these changes continue to impact individual employees as well as their organisation. Additional workloads, staff shortages and changing legislation have contributed to an increasingly tense, fatigued workforce. Employees in this (our) valuable sector feel like they’re constantly fire fighting and reacting to change. They’re […]
Trying to find top talent in Aged Care – The struggle is real!
We are seeing more vacancies in aged care than ever before. It has been estimated that the aged care workforce will need to grow from around “366,000 to 980,000 by 2050 to meet the needs of the increasing numbers of older Australians”. Add to the mix, we’re seeing larger exit rates from the industry. Needless […]
Can you truly improve leadership if you don’t measure it with CILCA 360?
The Royal Commission into Aged Care tells us that “Good leadership and culture are a necessary foundation for workforce development and growth”. It also highlighted the “Lack of investment in staff and, in particular, staff training… despite best intentions, aged care workers simply do not have the requisite time, knowledge, skill and support to deliver high quality […]
