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Calls for better staff-to-resident ratios as the government's aged care inquiry faces questions

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World Alzeheimer Day Source: AAP

The peak body for nurses and midwives in Australia is calling on the government to make staff-to-resident ratios law, in aged care facilities. They say the government can't afford to wait until the conclusion of the royal commission into the aged care sector. A nationwide push is underway, as nurses ask for staff-to-resident ratios in aged-care facilities to be written into federal legislation. This feature reveals more details.



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