Australia - adequacy of staffing levels according to staff in elderly care sector 2019

In a survey conducted in 2019 about the aged care sector in Australia, 89.1 percent of respondents stated that the current staffing levels of their facility were inadequate. The most concerning aged care sector issue for these survey respondents was having adequate staffing levels to meet the basic care needs of their patients.

Opinion on the adequacy of the current staffing levels of the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019

Characteristic	Inadequate	Adequate
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Release date

May 2019

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

March 26 to April 12, 2019

Number of respondents

2,700 respondents

Special properties

aged care staff

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

According to the source, two separate Survey Monkey® forms were used for this survey; one for aged care staff (2,775 respondents) and one for community member participants (354). In 2016, 1,654 staff members responded.

Survey participants were asked: ''Are the current staffing levels at your facility adequate?''.

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