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Special report: Rest homes 'on verge of collapse' as Omicron threatens

Nicholas Jones
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Investigative Reporter·NZ Herald·
18 mins to read
Special report: Rest homes 'on verge of collapse' as Omicron threatens
Severe nursing shortages in aged care closed the rest home that Elizabeth Kershaw, 91, was about to move into. Photo / Mike Scott

Aged care nurses are working double and even triple shifts — 24 hours straight — to plug gaps, writes Nicholas Jones.

It took only a few nursing vacancies to close Wharekaka rest home and upend the lives of its elderly residents.

Aged care homes across the country are grappling with

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