doi:10.1057/9780230596009_9Sue StackPalgrave Macmillan UKStack, S. (2005). Emotional Labour and Aged Care Work. In P. Stanton, E. Willis & S. Young (Eds.), Workplace Reform in teh Health Care Industry (pp. 170-186). London: Palgrave Mcmillan....
This Cost Guide has been prepared from data provided by Caulfield Krivanek Architecture (CKA Group (ckagroup.com.au) in conjunction with Quantity Surveyors Rodney Vapp and Associates Pty Ltd (rodneyvapp.com.au). It is intended as a guide only to assist the managers of aged care facilities and...
To ensure quality and safety of aged care and disability services, enhanced information reporting requirements have been introduced in recent years as part of legal, regulatory and funding obligations. Care providers are required to collect data on, but not limited to, financial and prudential matters...
The ability of traditional labour law to deliver optimal outcomes for aged care workers is limited not only by low levels of collective representation, but also by funding constraints within the sector. This article explores regulatory alternatives and suggests that the integration of labour standards ...
The ability of traditional labour law to deliver optimal outcomes for aged care workers is limited not only by low levels of collective representation, but also by funding constraints within the sector. This article explores regulatory alternatives and suggests that the integration of labour standards ...
Informal care and labour force participation among middle-aged women in Spain. SERIEs 2, 1-29.Casado-Marin, D., P. Garcia-Gomez and A. Lopez-Nicolas (2011), "Informal Care and Labour Force Participation among Middle-aged Women in Spain," SERIEs, 2(1), pp. 1-29....
In this article, we attempt to assess the efficacy of a high performance system in an aged care establishment. Based on observations, interviews and a survey, we report on the effects of a HPWS on employees. We find that workers generally perceive that heightened involvement leads to work ...
Individual factors were decisive in a person's chances of obtaining new employment. The least competitive groups of visually impaired were, in spite of the law, ‘eliminated’ from the labour market.Eva Jeppsson-GrassmanUniversity of StockholmDisability and Rehabilitation...
While family members can provide “light housework”, most care services and heavy housework need professional nursing staff [14]. The emergence of the pension community has greatly reduced the pressure on informal aged service providers, and has developed rapidly in developed countries. At present,...
menu planning;choice;quality;Aged Care Standards 1. Introduction Providing food choice is very important in the aged care sector, where quality of life is paramount [1]. The actual food choices vary with individuals and include unconscious and conscious decisions made by an elderly person before ...