More aged care facilities to close as Labor defends nurse staffing requirements

Brightwater Care Group confirms it will shut three Perth centres due to rostering and financial pressures

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The government has defended strict staffing requirements for aged care facilities as a necessary change as more centres close their doors over recruitment and cost pressures.

Western Australia's Brightwater Care Group is the latest aged care operator to shut some of its homes, citing problems meeting a new staffing mandate.

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