Care, community and citizenship: Research and practice in a changing policy context
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Introduction Introduction
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Insights from paid care workers Insights from paid care workers
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Becoming a care worker Becoming a care worker
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What makes a good care worker? What makes a good care worker?
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Rewarding and meaningful work Rewarding and meaningful work
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Conclusion Conclusion
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References References
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Thirteen Paid care workers in the community: an Australian study
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Published:18 July 2007
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Abstract
This chapter looks at issues of concern to those working in domiciliary care in Australia. As the Australian population continues to age, older people and their carers will need more formal support and care in their own homes. At present this work is done primarily by home care workers. Recent reports have expressed concern about the low wages paid to these workers, the lack of career structure, the lack of entry qualifications, the paucity of training opportunities, and the effect all of this could have on the recruitment of workers and the quality of care provided in the future. As care takes place in the privacy of people's homes, hidden from the public gaze, we do not generally observe care workers going about their daily work. This chapter focuses on these paid care workers, and provides some insight into how they provide community care that aims to maintain and enhance community and social connectedness for the older people they are caring for.
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