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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

Aged care is a job, and workers deserve more than they're getting

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My partner has worked in aged care for 30 years, 24 years at her current job. She's had enough.

She's had enough of abusive residents, enough of being sexually touched by old men, had enough of having her hair pulled out. She's had enough of having human waste thrown in her face, had enough of being spat on, had enough of working short staffed, and enough of demanding family members.

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