Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across the country have travelled to Canberra to address the ongoing failures by providers to comply with the federal government’s key aged care reforms.

The group is standing together to call out providers, many of whom are proving they can’t be trusted to lift the standard of care for elderly Australians, in the wake of mandatory care minutes being introduced.

Aged care nurses and carers have arranged meetings with politicians to share their experiences and provide firsthand accounts of the workload pressures they’re facing, which is impacting on the quality of care they can deliver to residents.

They are calling on MPs and Senators to pledge their support and help in the fight to keep aged care providers accountable and meet staffing obligations, to ensure working conditions improve and elderly Australians receive the quality care they deserve.

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