One of the most pressing aspects of inadequate staffing is that not enough registered nurses are employed in aged care facilities – sometimes, there are no RNs on site at all.
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There is an alarming disconnect between the government’s reassurances there is no crisis in aged care and voices from within the sector telling us that short staffing, a lack of PPE and RATs, and a scarcity of accurate information are contributing to a “grim” situation. Who should we believe?
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Victorian workplace safety watchdog, WorkSafe, has charged an aged care nurse for working while COVID-19 positive and potentially putting residents at risk.
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