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APNA Aged Care Improvement Collaborative
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Over the past five years, more than a quarter of all accepted WorkCover mental injury claims in Victoria have come from health and social assistance workers. This includes 362 mental injury claims from workers in the residential aged care sector alone - and something needs to change. That’s where we come in. The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA), with support from WorkSafe Victoria, is leading a consortium of aged care partners to launch a brand‑new Community of Practice. We want to help aged care workplaces become safer, healthier and more supportive places to work. |
- Introducing the Aged Care Improvement Collaborative
- About Psychological Safety Climate
- Resources
- Want to join us?
- Contact us
Introducing the Aged Care Improvement Collaborative
The Aged Care Improvement Collaborative (ACIC) is a Community of Practice that takes a collaborative, partnership‑focused approach to helping workplace leaders create psychologically healthy and safe aged care workplaces. We will bring together leaders from 15 residential aged care homes across Victoria to participate in peer-to-peer workshops and tailored coaching sessions to build their capacity and embed Psychosocial Safety Climate learnings in their workplaces. We will be using proven Quality Improvement Collaborative (QIC) methodology and Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles.
And we’re not keeping the learnings to ourselves. Project tools and outcomes will be promoted across the aged care industry to influence policies and standards, driving broad-reaching and sustainable change in the sector.
About Psychosocial Safety Climate
Psychosocial Safety Climate (PSC) refers to the extent to which an organisation prioritises and values employee psychological health. In high‑PSC workplaces, management prioritises psychological well-being alongside productivity and operational demands. The great thing about PSC is that it’s a lead indicator. Instead of waiting for problems like burnout or injuries to show up, PSC helps organisations spot risks early and take action before harm occurs.
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Resources
All final versions of tools and resources approved by WorkWell will be made available here for sharing with other aged care services to use in their workplaces.
Want to join us?
We’re now accepting Expressions of Interest.
If you're a Victorian residential aged care service and you’re ready to create a safer, more supportive workplace, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact us
For further information about the Aged Care Improvement Collaborative project, please email the project team.
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