Challenges of caring for the aged: Attracting and retaining aged care assistants in Western Australia.

Objectives: To report on the attraction and retention challenges concerning Aged Care Assistants (ACAs) in the state of Western Australia (WA) and to identify the related specific 'push-and-pull' factors.

Methods: A self-administered survey resulted in a 20.2% response rate (79/391) from nine WA residential aged care facilities.