Pandemic Changed People’s Views on Their Future in Long Term Care, Survey Suggests

A man waves to his mother from the window of her room at Tabor Home, a long-term care facility in Abbotsford, B.C., on Nov. 18, 2020. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

TORONTO—A survey from the Angus Reid Institute suggests that the pandemic has changed the way most Canadians think about their future with long-term care.

The survey finds that just 18 percent of respondents say their views haven’t changed since COVID-19 hit, but about half of those surveyed say they now “dread” the thought of themselves or their loved ones being in long-term care.