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Low staff levels must be part of any reviews into the coronavirus outbreaks in NZ rest homes

  • Written by Katherine Ravenswood, Associate Professor in Employment Relations, Auckland University of Technology
Low staff levels must be part of any reviews into the coronavirus outbreaks in NZ rest homespikselstock/Shutterstock

New Zealand’s residential aged care is the focus of three inquiries to understand why COVID-19 tore rapidly through some rest homes but not others.

These reviews are significant and urgent, but my research suggests they need to pay more attention to caregivers and their concerns about lack of support for quality aged...

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