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Care agency boosting pay to help sector's staffing crisis

22:30 pm on 29 March 2022

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The aged care staffing crisis is leading one agency to pay all their carers above the living wage, coming into affect this month.

The aged-care sector has been experiencing a chronic workforce shortage for some time, largely due to Covid-19 border restrictions.

The owner of specialist aged, dementia and palliative care agency, Miranda Smith Homecare is hoping this will entice potential workers.