Job satisfaction and intention to stay within community and residential aged care employees

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated the different facets of job satisfaction that influence community care and residential care employees’ intention to stay in the aged care workforce. Methods: A survey of four organisations in Australia was undertaken. t-Tests were conducted to analyse differences between groups. Regression analyses were performed to examine the factors influencing intentions to stay in the workforce. Results: Community care workers were more satisfied with various facets of job satisfaction including work on their present job, supervision, people in their present job and the job in general. There was a difference between how the various facets of job satisfaction influenced intentions to stay for residential care compared to community care workers. Conclusions: Both workers were satisfied with their work conditions and work to different extents. There is an opportunity for residential care to look to the practices within the community care sector to improve employees’ intentions to stay.