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‘Absolutely a crisis’: almost a quarter of Australia’s aged care shifts unfilled each week
Disability sector also suffers critical loss of workers as they miss out on government’s promised $400 bonuses
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Aged care providers estimate about a quarter of all shifts – or the equivalent of 140,000 shifts a week – are going unfilled, while the disability sector has reported roster vacancies of up to 30% during the peak of Omicron.
The ongoing staff shortages – which the government this week sought to address with two $400 retention payments – have sparked widespread calls for the government to do more for both the stretched aged care and disability care workforce.
Read the original article at The Guardian