Resources

Given Australia’s ageing population and a growing demand for aged care staff, preventing occupational burnout within residential aged care facilities will continue to be a major challenge for the sector into the future. Researchers from Swinburne University explore some of the unique stressors faced by this workforce and suggest how organisations might address them to improve job satisfaction and worker retention.

This ARIIA document identifies high-quality examples for managing burnout and mental health in organisations outside the aged care sector. These include healthcare, social workers, police officers, paramedics, other first responders, and the military.

No matter what stressors we face at work and home, we need to nurture our own emotional, physical and social health. What techniques can we build into our day so that we don’t just cope, but thrive? The Nurse and Midwife Support website provides helpful advise on Self-care for nurses and midwives.

Many senior Australians may be experiencing grief, loss or bereavement because of COVID-19 impacts. The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement   provides education and training to professionals and consumers on grief and loss and have a number of helpful webinars available on their website.

The self-care room provides aged care workers with resources to discover and explore, to use now or when needed, to download and share. The self-care room was developed by ELDAC.

The Self-Care Matters (Aged Care) resource was developed by Palliative Care Australia to assist all aged care workers in residential facilities or community settings with practising self-care to support the quality and sustainability of the care they provide to older Australians.

A report from the Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre about COVID-19 and health and aged care workforce wellbeing. The report containins a section (page 16) on considerations to advance policy and practice in providing support for the healthcare workforce regarding staff burnout.

A WHO report highlighting interventions to protect and support the mental health of health and care workers. The report was produced from the WISH 2022 Forum on the Mental Health of Health and Care Workers.

The Australian National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) 'tip sheet' provides examples of what aged care managers can do to support the mental wellbeing of aged care workers during COVID-19.

A blog written by the Royal College of Healthcare presenting steps to addressing burnout in the aged care sector.