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Australia needs aged care nurses: why this speciality is gaining recognition
UniSC News, Vol.9 June 2026
University of the Sunshine Coast
2026
Abstract
Australia is entering a defining period for a field of nursing underpinned by connection and complexity – aged care.
Demand has risen faster than the workforce can keep up, with more than half a million workers already in the system and pressure increasing as the population ages.
Treasury forecasts indicate one in five Australians will be over 65 within the next decade, with increases expected to accelerate as baby boomers move into older age.
So far, workforce growth in aged care has not kept pace.
Details
- Title
- Australia needs aged care nurses: why this speciality is gaining recognition
- Authors
- Victoria Traynor - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Publication details
- UniSC News, Vol.9 June 2026
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2026
- Organisation Unit
- Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Health - Nursing
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991243798902621
- Output Type
- Blog
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