Growing old in a pyramid scheme

The aged-care sector is on the brink of collapse. The major providers have been propped up by a government bailout, but without reform they cannot keep operating. Rick Morton on how a string of nursing homes became too big to fail.

Guest: Senior reporter for The Saturday Paper Rick Morton.

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Exclusive: Aged-care sector at risk of collapse in The Saturday Paper. 

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