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	07/09	24/08
Authorities failed to prepare an adequate Covid-19 strategy to deal with outbreaks in aged care facilities	77%	77%
Hygiene and care standards in private care homes are poor which has contributed to the spread of Covid-19	69%	71%
Covid-19 has entered and spread through aged care facilities because of community transmission from friends and families of residents	67%	67%
The impact of Covid-19 in aged care facilities has been worsened by long-term underfunding of the aged care sector	72%	70%

 

	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%	15%	38%	39%	11%	4%	8%
Hygiene and care standards in private care homes are poor which has contributed to the spread of Covid-19	69%	20%	30%	39%	15%	5%	11%
Covid-19 has entered and spread through aged care facilities because of community transmission from friends and families of residents	67%	20%	26%	41%	15%	5%	13%
The impact of Covid-19 in aged care facilities has been worsened by long-term underfunding of the aged care sector	72%	17%	36%	36%	12%	5%	11%

 

	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%	78%	66%	78%	86%	83%	79%	78%	79%
Hygiene and care standards in private care homes are poor which has contributed to the spread of Covid-19	69%	71%	67%	58%	70%	78%	74%	72%	62%	77%
Covid-19 has entered and spread through aged care facilities because of community transmission from friends and families of residents	67%	71%	63%	66%	74%	61%	67%	69%	70%	71%
The impact of Covid-19 in aged care facilities has been worsened by long-term underfunding of the aged care sector	72%	71%	73%	64%	74%	76%	79%	71%	84%	69%
Base (n)	1,076	524	552	326	365	385	321	390	108	138

• Perceptions of the causes of the spread of Covid-19 within aged care facilities are consistent with previous results. 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 (72%)
• Similar numbers also agree that the hygiene and care standards in private care homes has contributed to the spread of (69%) and that community transmission from friends and families of residents has also contributed to the spread (67%).