Caring for older Australians

Caring for older Australians: Care workers and care practices that support and enable good care Care workers provide a range of care and support services for older people in the community. This paper draws on Australian and international research to examine the working practices of paid community care workers with a focus on how care workers and managers can best support and enable good care of older people living in their own homes. The aim of this briefing is to draw from the research evidence of promising and innovative practices that can be readily adapted and incorporated by care workers and managers into their day-to-day work.