Australia's Aged Care Crisis: 120,000 Workers Needed
Update: 2025-12-03
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Australias aged care sector is grappling with a severe staffing shortage, projected to require an additional thirty-five thousand workers this financial year, with a total need of nearly one hundred and twenty thousand more professionals by 2035 or 2036. This crisis is exacerbated by a flawed care minutes system and a lack of transparency regarding the number of older Australians stuck in hospitals due to inaccessible aged care. Commonwealth and state ministers will discuss this issue at a meeting next Friday, as the opposition criticizes the department for underestimating the problems severity.
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