Statements about Covid-19 Outbreak in Aged Care

Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the recent Covid-19 outbreaks and spread of the virus within aged care facilities?

	TOTAL: AGREE	TOTAL: DISAGREE	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Unsure
Authorities failed to prepare an adequate Covid-19 strategy to deal with outbreaks in aged care facilities	77%	14%	38%	39%	11%	3%	9%
Hygiene and care standards in private care homes are poor which has contributed to the spread of Covid-19	71%	17%	32%	39%	13%	4%	12%
Covid-19 has entered and spread through aged care facilities because of community transmission from friends and families of residents	67%	19%	24%	42%	13%	6%	14%
The impact of Covid-19 in aged care facilities has been worsened by long-term underfunding of the aged care sector	70%	18%	34%	26%	14%	4%	12%

 

	Total	Gender		Age Group			Federal Voting Intention
TOTAL: AGREE		Male	Female	18-34	35-54	55+	Labor	Liberal + National	Greens	TOTAL: Other
Authorities failed to prepare an adequate Covid-19 strategy to deal with outbreaks in aged care facilities	77%	77%	77%	69%	78%	83%	82%	79%	79%	73%
Hygiene and care standards in private care homes are poor which has contributed to the spread of Covid-19	71%	73%	69%	62%	70%	78%	74%	74%	63%	73%
Covid-19 has entered and spread through aged care facilities because of community transmission from friends and families of residents	67%	72%	62%	69%	72%	61%	68%	73%	68%	58%
The impact of Covid-19 in aged care facilities has been worsened by long-term underfunding of the aged care sector	70%	70%	70%	69%	71%	70%	77%	68%	85%	67%
Base (n)	1,068	513	555	317	370	381	313	447	96	118

 

• There is acknowledgement in the community of a range of factors that have contributed to the spread of Covid-19 within aged care facilities. A majority of people believe that there was insufficient preparation from authorities (77% agreement) and that long-term underfunding of aged care facilities has worsened the impact.
• Similar numbers also agree that the hygiene and care standards in private care homes has contributed to the spread of (71%) and that community transmission from friends and families of residents has also contributed to the spread (67%).