In a survey conducted in 2019 about the aged care sector in Australia, 93.7 percent of respondents stated that the current funding of that sector was inadequate. The most concerning aged care sector issue for these survey respondents was having adequate staffing levels to meet the basic care needs of their patients.
Opinion on the adequacy of current funding of the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019
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According to the source, two separate Survey Monkey® forms were used for this survey; one for aged care staff (2,775 respondents) and one for community member participants (354). In 2016, 1,672 staff members responded.
Survey participants were asked: ''Is current funding of aged care adequate?''.
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Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)). (May 1, 2019). Opinion on the adequacy of current funding of the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044946/australia-adequacy-of-funding-according-to-staff-in-elderly-care-sector/
Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)). "Opinion on the adequacy of current funding of the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019." Chart. May 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044946/australia-adequacy-of-funding-according-to-staff-in-elderly-care-sector/
Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)). (2019). Opinion on the adequacy of current funding of the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044946/australia-adequacy-of-funding-according-to-staff-in-elderly-care-sector/
Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)). "Opinion on The Adequacy of Current Funding of The Aged Care Sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044946/australia-adequacy-of-funding-according-to-staff-in-elderly-care-sector/
Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)), Opinion on the adequacy of current funding of the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044946/australia-adequacy-of-funding-according-to-staff-in-elderly-care-sector/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Opinion on the adequacy of current funding of the aged care sector in Australia in 2016 and 2019 [Graph], Various sources (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF)), May 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044946/australia-adequacy-of-funding-according-to-staff-in-elderly-care-sector/