The Aged Care Association says staff shortages in the sector have reached crisis point, with some workers doing shifts of up to 24 hours straight. Adding to their woes.. pressures brought by outbreaks of Covid and winter bugs are forcing some facilities into lockdown. And as Matthew Theunissen reports, all of this means yet another scary and often lonely time for residents.
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