Australia’s future: aged care
September 6, 2012
BY 2050 one in 20 working
Australians will be an aged care
worker, according to the Minister
for Ageing Mark Butler.
The comments come in
conjunctuction with the
announcement that the Federal
Government will provide funding
for projects across Australia to
create integrated aged care
teaching centres.
According to Butler the initiative
will combine teaching, research,
care provision and service delivery
in one location to create a learning
environment akin to teaching
hospitals.
“We want to provide graduates
studying aged care with
opportunities to learn in an
environment that brings together
research, training and real-world
practical scenarios,” Butler said.
The funding will see 16 grants
provided to universities and aged
care facilities across the country
under the Teaching and Research
Aged Care Services initiative.
Recipients funded under the
TRACS initiative are: Aged Care &
Housing Group (SA), Brotherhood
of St Laurence (VIC), Deakin
University (VIC), Griffith University
(QLD), HammondCare (NSW) QLD
University of Technology, Resthaven
Incorporated (SA), RSL LifeCare
Limited (NSW), Southern NSW Local
Health District (NSW/ACT), St Johns
Village Inc. Victoria (VIC), University
of Adelaide, University of
Wollongong, University of
Canberra, University of South
Australia, University of Southern
Queensland, and the University of
Tasmania.
“The projects will cover a range of
disciplines including nursing,
psychology, medicine,
physiotherapy and occupational
therapy designed to support the
training and professional
development of workers in aged
care,” Butler said.
“It is critical that as the
population ages, we ensure we
have a highly skilled workforce and
that the career path is attractive to
the younger generations who are
considering a future in the aged
care industry,” Butler added.
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