inkl Exclusive: The deadly cost of workforce shortages in aged care, and the lack of government planning that led to it

Rick Morton

The operator of 13 nursing homes in Victoria offered its staff a $500 bonus if they referred “friends, family or past colleagues” to work in their residences near the height of the coronavirus second wave in the state.

Villa Maria Catholic Homes Chief Executive Sonya Smart emailed service staff to say she was “pleased to introduce our brand new employee referral program.”