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The 2020 Aged Care Workforce Census and Issues Arising for Residential Care Workforce Planning and Policy

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The Australian Government has committed to addressing the recommendations on workforce made by the 2021 Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Implementation requires a sound information base but examination of the 2020 Aged Care Workforce Census finds it inadequate for these purposes. Only half the reported 32 per cent workforce increase is substantiated on the basis of funding increases and the balance attributed to extraneous factors that inflated results. These limitations are discussed with reference to four major areas of workforce planning and policy and conclusions are drawn about margins for change associated with each of these areas.

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  • Anna Howe, 2022. "The 2020 Aged Care Workforce Census and Issues Arising for Residential Care Workforce Planning and Policy," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 55(3), pages 331-345, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecr:v:55:y:2022:i:3:p:331-345
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.12480
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    1. Rob Bonner & Micah D. J. Peters & Annie Butler, 2021. "Workforce—The Bedrock of Aged Care Reform," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 54(2), pages 285-293, June.
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