03.03.04.01. Are there any patterns of staff vacancies (or with high turnover rate) that have been identified in the long-term care system? | New Zealand

03.03.04.01. Are there any patterns of staff vacancies (or with high turnover rate) that have been identified in the long-term care system? | New Zealand

15 Sep 2022

The Aged Residential Care Industry Profile 2019/20 by the NZ Aged Care Association (NZACA) reported an annual care staff turnover of ~25%, ranging from 33% of registered nurses to 17% of enrolled nurses and 23% of carers (NZACA, 2020). Reported vacancies were 7.5% for registered nurses and 3.2% for caregivers. Home support worker annual turnover is estimated at 30% (Etū, n.d.).

References:

Etū. (n.d.). Let’s bring this home. Available from: https://www.etu.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Lets-bring-this-home-Home-Support-September-2019.pdf.

NZACA. (2020). Aged Residential Care Industry Profile 2019/20. NZACA.