Topic - aged care
Estia’s Norah Barlow again appeals for national register of aged care workers
May 01 2018
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The Estia Health CEO says we are “losing people in the sector” because staff are scared of being blamed for poor care and “we need to raise the bar” on who we employ.

Ms Barlow says currently if aged care workers leave a job because of ‘rough handling’, they don’t have to disclose any details about their previous employment.

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