Aged care providers plead for defence force help after Scott Morrison admits ‘crisis’
by Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#5VSXE)
Retired healthcare workers could also help fill shifts in Covid-ravaged nursing homes, union says
Major Australian aged care providers have called on the government to send troops into Covid-ravaged nursing homes to fill chronic staff shortages.
Two major providers have called on Scott Morrison to support the idea, after it was flagged on Friday by his defence minister, Peter Dutton.
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