Aged-care industry aims to attract workers with job security and personal satisfaction

It is an industry crying out for employees to fill growing demand, but Australians must first change the way they think about it, an aged care educator says.

The aged care sector is in the midst of a skills shortage and a damning royal commission showing weak regulation and poor wages, but attracting the workforce in the first place remains a major challenge.

“It’s a lot more than assisting old people to have a…