Rescinded publications
Quality of Working Life for Nurses
THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN RESCINDED. Report into the quality of working life issues that result in job satisfaction or dissatisfaction for nurses in the aged care sector. The analysis of this report is drawn from a range of focus group sessions with aged care nurses in Victoria and New South Wales.
Please note the information in this publication may no longer be current but is retained on our website for historical or research purposes.
This publication is available for download in PDF format:
PDF printable version of the Quality of Working Life for Nurses (PDF 156 KB)
Report into the quality of working life issues that result in job satisfaction or dissatisfaction for nurses in the aged care sector. The analysis of this report is drawn from a range of focus group sessions with aged care nurses in Victoria and New South Wales. This research builds on the evidence base in relation to the issues affecting the recruitment and retention of staff in the aged care sector.
If you are unable to download the PDF file please send an email to: acc@health.gov.au for a copy to be sent to you.
Media releases
- Delivering More Aged Care Places For Eastern Melbourne
- WA hospitals boosted by record number of new nurses and more to come
- $25 Million for accommodation for aged and disadvantaged
- 6,500 more aged care places for older Australians
- Boost for Home and Community Care in Western Australia
Program/Initiatives
- Better HealthCare Connections: Aged Care Multidisciplinary Care Coordination and Advisory Service Program
- Better Health Care Connections: Models for Short Term, More Intensive Health Care for Aged Care Recipients Program
- Encouraging Better Practice in Aged Care (EBPAC)
- Nursing and Allied Health Rural Locum Scheme
- MBS arrangements for Midwives and Nurse Practitioners
Publications
- 2012 National Aged Care Workforce Census and Survey – The Aged Care Workforce, 2012 – Final Report
- Australian Government Directory of Services for Older People 2012/13
- Living Longer. Living Better. Aged Care Reform Package (technical document)
- Living Longer. Living Better.
- Australian Government Response to the Productivity Commission's Caring for Older Australians Report
Help with accessing large documents
When accessing large documents (over 500 KB in size), it is recommended that the following procedure be used:
- Click the link with the RIGHT mouse button
- Choose "Save Target As.../Save Link As..." depending on your browser
- Select an appropriate folder on a local drive to place the downloaded file
Attempting to open large documents within the browser window (by left-clicking)
may inhibit your ability to continue browsing while the document is
opening and/or lead to system problems.
Help with accessing PDF documents
To view PDF (Portable Document Format) documents, you will need to have a PDF reader installed on your computer. A number of PDF readers are available through the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) Web Guide website.

