The Queensland Nurses Union says there has long been concerns about the amount of paperwork done by aged care nurses.

Queensland Health-run Maryborough nursing home Yaralla Place has been banned from taking new residents for six months because a review found it provided poor quality care.

There have been suggestions staff were adequately caring for residents but were not recording their work.

The union's Anne Garrahy says the industry is worried about the amount of paperwork required to admit residents, but recognises resident care paperwork is important.

"That's not something that the nurses are concerned about other than in respect to the workloads and the amount of staff required to perform all their duties in the time allocated," she said.

The president of industry group Aged Care Queensland, Ross Smith, says the fact Yaralla Place has been sanctioned indicates the problems with its care were serious.

"There's probably two main areas - one is there is a genuine issue that needs to be addressed and perhaps is a serious concern to residents and the second aspect is more one of process and documentation and evidence supplied," he said.

"So both of them are serious - the first one is obviously more concerning for resident safety and care outcomes."

Source: ABC News