Matthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party) | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Aged Care, Senator Gallagher. Minister, on 1 July this year your government brought in a requirement to have a 24/7 registered nurse in every aged-care home, against the recommendation of the royal commission and in the middle of a serious workforce crisis. In the last few weeks, the Mount Morgan aged-care home has announced it will close because of this requirement. This will separate Marlene Sealey from her husband, Fred, who has dementia. They were just around the corner from each other; now they will be at least a 40-minute drive apart. How many other aged-care homes have not met your requirement and will close? And how many other families like Marlene's will be impacted by your new requirements?