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'Fixing the aged care crisis' won't be easy, with just 5% of nursing homes above next year's mandatory staffing targets

  • Written by: Nicole Sutton, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, University of Technology Sydney
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In his election victory speech, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged to “fix the crisis in aged care”.

One of the biggest challenges facing incoming aged care ministers Mark Butler and Anika Wells is addressing widespread staffing shortages.

But our latest research shows a mammoth effort will be needed to increase...

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