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Esperance Aged Care Facility requests mining company donation to reopen beds, ease waitlist

About 170 people attended a community meeting about the future of aged care in Esperance earlier this year.  (ABC News: Emily Smith)

The Esperance Aged Care Facility is asking for a slice of a mining company's donation so it can reopen beds to the community. 

Worker shortages have been blamed for 20 of the facility's 94 beds being empty despite high demand and the recent opening of a multi-million dollar wing.

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