Lucy Gichuhi (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care, Senator Nash. According to the Aged Care Act 1997, aged-care providers must maintain an adequate number of appropriate skilled staff to ensure that care needs of care recipients are met. Given the recent media reports of increasing numbers of incidents in aged-care facilities, with many families' members citing understaffing as a huge concern, can the government explain why aged-care homes are not legislated to roster a registered nurse 24 hours a day to ensure better treatment and care for the elderly?