Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government makes “no apology” for its ambitious 24/7 nursing requirement for aged care facilities, despite warnings that struggling providers will shut down if they can’t fill rosters.
Wesley Mission announced it would close all its Sydney aged care homes due to being unable to meet workforce requirements by the government’s July 1 deadline.
Albanese denied Aged Care Minister Anika Wells’ assurance that the government would not be “kicking down the doors” of facilities on deadline day was an admission the staffing requirements were introduced too soon.
“Not at all—the fact that 90 percent have met the requirements already shows that,” he told ABC Radio on Monday….