Aged care workers have said they are sceptical the federal government’s ambitious planned reforms to the sector can be achieved, a survey suggests.
About half of the 1100 workers canvassed shortly after the May election said they planned to leave the sector within the next three years, according to the report published on Monday by aged care service consultants CompliSpace.
More than half believed it would be impossible to achieve new minimum care mandates in the proposed time frames.
The Albanese government has introduced legislation requiring all aged care facilities to have a registered nurse on site 24 hours a day.
They will be required to provide residents with a minimum of 215 minutes of care per day from October 2024 under a planned $2.5 billion (US$1.78 billion) overhaul of the sector….