Healthcare IT News March 17, 2025
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Aged care provider halves staff turnover with automation
Not-for-profit aged care provider Southern Cross Care Queensland has modernised its workforce management processes amid reforms across the aged care sector.
It recently implemented a suite of solutions from Humanforce, including for time and attendance, rostering and scheduling, and financial wellbeing, as well as an employee application. Based on a media release, the implementation resulted in reduced staff turnover, from 40% over the past four years to 17%.
The 40-year-old aged care provider runs 13 homes and five retirement villages, manned by over 1,300 staff. The organisation needed to replace its previous rostering system, which was...