Aged care
In this week's issue of SATURDAY: Australia will never have enough aged care nurses to meet demand
Sep 12 2024
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Caroline Egan

With care minute targets increasing next month, aged care providers are cannibalising each other’s workers and paying migration agents hand over fist for overseas staff – is there a better way?

“Given the reality of the staffing situation, the focus of Government and providers should be on maximising outcomes with what we have,” says Duncan McKimm, CEO of the stand-alone provider Clarence Village in NSW’s Clarence Valley.

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