Rescinded publications
National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey - Reports
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RESCINDED. Reports from the Census and Survey - Aged Care
Please note the information in this publication may no longer be current but is retained on our website for historical or research purposes.
These reports are available for download in PDF format:
The Care of Older Australians: A Picture of the Residential Aged Care Workforce (PDF 605 KB)
NILS - First Report, Review and Analysis (PDF 321 KB)
Prior to the National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey, the level of knowledge about workers in aged care has been remarkably limited. No single data source provided an accurate picture of direct care employment in residential aged care facilities in Australia, especially not the kind that would inform complex workforce planning.
To rectify this gap in our knowledge, the Department of Health and Ageing, acting on behalf of the Aged Care Workforce Committee, commissioned a census and survey of aged care facilities and their employees.
The objective of the Census and Survey is to help industry identify the workforce profile of the aged care sector and to assist the industry in planning future directions and needs. It will enable better planning to meet the future demand for aged care nurses and other paid care workers with the appropriate skills and qualifications to meet residents' care needs.
The Census involved all Commonwealth funded residential aged care facilities, together with a Survey of 6,199 of the direct care workers whom they employ.
The Report produced by NILS for the Census and Survey was titled "The Care of Older Australians A Picture of the Residential Aged Care Workforce"
If you are unable to download the PDF file please send an email to: acc@health.gov.au for a copy to be sent to you.
Media releases
- Delivering More Aged Care Places For Eastern Melbourne
- WA hospitals boosted by record number of new nurses and more to come
- $25 Million for accommodation for aged and disadvantaged
- Christmas message – remember to check in on your elderly relatives and neighbours
- 6,500 more aged care places for older Australians
Program/Initiatives
- Oral Health Therapist Graduate Year Measure
- Encouraging Better Practice in Aged Care
- Nursing and Allied Health Rural Locum Scheme
- Increased Clinial Training Capacity (ICTC) program
- Ear and Hearing Training initiative for Aboriginal Health Workers
Publications
- Interim Evaluation of the Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Aged Care Workforce Development Projects
- Consumer Directed Care Evaluation
- Australian Government response to Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration Report: Residential and Community Aged Care in Australia
- Comprehensive scoping study on the use of assistive technology by frail older people living in the community
- Australian Government Directory of Services for Older People 2011
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