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Why aged care was never going to cope with COVID-19

Jill Margo
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The way the aged care sector has been pilloried during the coronavirus pandemic was appalling because it was unreasonable to expect more from a largely unskilled, low-paid workforce.

That is the view of Steve Macfarlane, a leading expert in old age psychiatry.

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Jill Margo is based in the Sydney office. Jill has won multiple prizes, including two Walkley Awards and is an adjunct associate professor at School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Connect with Jill on Twitter. Email Jill at jmargo@afr.com

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