Australia's aged care system is held together by a workforce that is both highly committed and structurally under strain, this data driven story reveals a sector shaped by part time work and uneven pay structures, this story combines interactive visualisation and workforce data to move beyond headlines of "staff shortages", instead revealing the underlying structure of Australia's aged care workforce, and what must change to ensure quality in the future, the findings are ment to show a workforce's motivation along with the employment pattens that are faced by the workforce.