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Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology CRICOS Provider Code 00301J G Lewin, S Austen, T Jefferson, R Ong and R Sharp Mature age workers’ intention to leave aged care 28.11.2013

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Mature age workers’ intention to leave aged care. G Lewin , S Austen, T Jefferson, R Ong and R Sharp. Background. Population ageing threatens labour supply Need to encourage workforce participation at all ages Women workers 45+ missing in analyses A growing demographic - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of TechnologyCRICOS Provider Code 00301J

G Lewin, S Austen, T Jefferson, R Ong and R Sharp

Mature age workers’intention to leave aged care

28.11.2013

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Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of TechnologyCRICOS Provider Code 00301J

Background

Population ageing threatens labour supply

Need to encourage workforce participation at all ages

Women workers 45+ missing in analyses

A growing demographic

Potential to increase participation

Need to understand their employment decisions

Aged care workers a case study28.11.2013Mature Age Workers’ intention to leave aged care

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Research Objectives

What are the key factors influencing older womens’ decisions to maintain or leave employment in the aged care sector?

How do mature age womens’ paid and unpaid roles and circumstances interact to determine their ability/willingness to remain in paid work in the aged care sector?

What are the implications for policy on the retention of mature age women in Australia’s aged care sector?

28.11.2013Mature Age Workers’ intention to leave aged care

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Study Phases

Phase 1: Analysis of HILDA data in relation to older womens’ employment transitions

Phase 2: Survey of older women in aged care re. employment plans

Phase 3: Re-survey same workers 12 months later

Phase 4: Conduct interviews with diverse sample of workers

Phase 5: Analyse data and use to refine economic models of employment decision making

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Survey Method

Survey based on UK “NEXT” survey of nurses

Long, so professionally designed

19 Aged Care providers recruited

6867 surveys sent to direct care workers 45+

Year 1, 2850 paper surveys completed ( + 1095 electronic)

Year 2, 2349 surveys completed (2138 stayers, 211 leavers)

989 in year 2 had not responded in year 128.11.2013Mature Age Workers’ intention to leave aged care

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Survey 1 Respondent Ages

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45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 to 800

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

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Survey Respondents – Demographics

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    Survey 1

Survey 2Stayers

Survey2Leavers

Living SituationNot with partner 32.6% 30.1% 28.8%

With partner 67.4% 69.9% 71.2%

Dependent children living at home

Yes 30.1% 25.3% 23.6%

No 69.9% 74.7% 76.4%

Self-rated healthPoor/fair 4.4% 11.8% 20.4%

Good/v.good/excellent 95.6% 89.2% 79.6%

Current contract in aged care

Permanent 81.3% 80.0%  

Casual 18.7% 20.0%  

Economic situation

Very strained/strained 24.5% 21.8% 28.2%

Neither good/bad 37.0% 39.1% 27.1%

Good/very good 38.5% 39.1% 44.7%

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Thinking of Leaving

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Response Year 1 Year 2 Stayers

No 52.6 49.0

Can’t say 4.0 3.6

Yes 43.4 47.4

Total 100.0 100.0

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Main Reasons Thinking of Leaving - surveys 1+2

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r a fa

mily or fr

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Plan to co

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Emotional

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sfied w

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ay

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10

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20

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30

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Physical workability and Health

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poor fair good very good excellent0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

100.00%

Self-Rated Health

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Physical Workability and Age

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Age

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45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-7070.00%

72.00%

74.00%

76.00%

78.00%

80.00%

82.00%

84.00%Majority of re-spondents in these age groups

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Level of Pay Satisfaction

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38.1%

7.5%

54.5%

Highly7.5

Survey 1 Survey 2

35.9%

57.6%

6.5%

not at allmoderatelyhighly

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Pay satisfaction and Thoughts of leaving

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not at all moderately highly0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Survey 1Survey 2

not at all moderately highly0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

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Sources of pay dissatisfaction

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Your need for income

Importance to society

Demands of job

Skills needed

Job security0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

Percentage not at all satisfied with pay when asked to consider:

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Survey 2 Leavers- Factors important

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Stayers: most positive changes to working conditions in last 12 months

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Better staffing levels 14.2%

Improved management 17.4%

Better role/changed sectors 4.8%

Improved equipment /physical environment 11.2%

Increased pay 5.1%

More training +/role change 8.1%

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Leavers –would any changes have encouraged you to stay? ‘Yes’ - 50.8%

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Change in role/ incr. responsibility/ training, less paperwork, more care

11.3%

Improved management practices 28.0%

Lower physical or mental demands 4.7%Better staff 12.0%

More hours or better pay 16.0%

Better shifts, more stability 6.7%

Reduced workload, increased staff ratios 17.3%

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Leavers – some quotes

28.11.2013Mature Age Workers’ intention to leave aged care

‘An extra staff member on night shift ……’‘Ratio of patients, clients, residents per nurse needs to be reviewed..’‘Proprietors should be required to put money - a certain amount back into the facility to maintain and update equipment’

‘If the management was patient until my health condition was rectified…’‘If I had been given the opportunity to do office work after worker’s comp…..’

More staff, better equipment

Greater role flexibility

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Summary

“Work is very physical, mentally demanding and not paid

well. If the changes are made in this area would be more

good carers” – Survey respondent Issue is multifaceted Potential strategies include: investing in better equipment,

improved staff ratios, opportunities for less demanding work when illness or injury occurs, recruiting workers to be fit and healthy; and, increasing wages.

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Acknowledgements

My research colleagues for inviting me on the team

ARC for their Discovery Grant Funding

Aged Care Providers for agreeing to send out surveys

ANF for hosting electronic survey and advertising to members

Survey respondents and interviewees

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