Aged care sector welcomes deployment of defence personnel in nursing homes
by Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#5VW1V)
It will be welcome - even if it's a bit late, and by the time they get in there, more than 500 people have already died', union chief says
The deployment of defence force personnel into nursing homes to help plug Covid-related workforce shortages has been welcomed by some in the aged care sector, but they warned systemic issues must be fixed long-term to avoid worsening crises in future.
After last week hosing down suggestions that army staff could be deployed into aged care en masse, the prime minister, Scott Morrison, on Monday announced a defence force surge" to assist the sector.
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