The aged care sector is short of more than a thousand nurses, which has forced the closure of some resthomes and the loss of 500 aged care beds in the last six months.
This means those of us who are vulnerable and in need of care can be languisihinig on long wait lists for two years or more, and those caring for them have little chance at respite.
National's spokesperson Dr Shane Reti says "we are watching a sector break in front of our eyes"
So how would he fix it ?
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