Aged care broken: workforce shortages a 'genuine concern'

"The quality and safety of aged care is directly linked to the number and mix of staff you've got" says University of NSW Professor Kathy Eager, who designed the new aged care funding model.

AGED care reform is too slow and does not go far enough, frustrated experts say, leaving residents and their families to navigate life at nursing homes stretched beyond their limits.

And service providers say they are doing everything they can but are limited by dwindling staff numbers, which is putting a lot of pressure on existing staff.