Perhaps this is a day to remember. Fronditha Care in Melbourne has reached an agreement with the Federal government to recruit Greek speaking care workers from overseas.

While this has been positioned as a unique situation – the high concentration of Greek born aged care residents who will greatly benefit from Greek speaking care staff - it highlights the emerging shortfall of skilled aged care workers.

Assistant Minister for Immigration Michaela Cash is reported to have said the government was exploring options to maintain a skilled workforce.

Fronditha Care is approaching former staff who had returned to Greece, offering a salary of $54,000 plus health insurance. Under the agreement they can engage up to 20 overseas care workers a year.

Interestingly Canada is offering permanent residency to migrants that complete 3,900 hours live in care service over 24 months.

Where will we be in five years time when the National Disability Insurance Scheme hits its full service levels – requiring care staff equal to aged care in number?