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Queensland aged care authorities believe the Australian Defence Force may be required to handle an incoming wave of COVID-19, as more workers in the sector are forced to stay home due to the virus.
Aged care nurses have rallied outside Arcare Parkinson in Brisbane for better pay and conditions, claiming the industry could be at "breaking point".Queensland aged care authorities believe the Australian Defence Force may be required to handle an incoming wave of COVID-19 in the state's aged care homes.
"At the moment we're sitting around a quarter of aged care homes in Queensland that are affected but there's a very real risk that we'll go back to the numbers we had in January in the next six weeks," he said.More than 2000 aged care residents have died from COVID-19 this year.Sadler said the Australian Defence Force may be required once again to tackle staff shortages amid a new Omicron peak.
"I will talk to the Commonwealth to see ... it's a Commonwealth responsibility with aged care so it's really in their court," she said.
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