A Survey of Intergenerational Programs in Australian Residential Aged Care Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of respondents.

		n	%
State	NSW	239	41.8%
	VIC	141	24.7%
	ACT	11	1.9%
	QLD	71	12.4%
	SA	40	7.0%
	TAS	14	2.4%
	WA	51	8.9%
	NT	5	0.9%
Geographical area	Major city or metropolitan	226	39.9%
	Regional city or town	197	34.7%
	Rural area	132	23.3%
	Remote area	12	2.1%
Ownership model	Non profit or charity	312	55.5%
	Private	157	27.9%
	Government	59	10.5%
	Religious	16	2.8%
	Community based	15	2.7%
	Other	3	0.5%
Primary role or title	Residence manager	126	22.0%
	Clinical care manager	17	3.0%
	Registered nurse	9	1.6%
	Lifestyle and activities coordinator or manager	332	58.0%
	Lifestyle and activities assistant	26	4.5%
	Diversional therapist	17	3.0%
	Occupational therapist	12	2.1%
	Administration	5	0.9%
	Other role	28	4.9%
Age	18–24	11	1.9%
	25–34	67	11.8%
	35–44	96	16.9%
	45–54	228	40.2%
	55–64	81	14.3%
	65–74	39	6.9%
	75 years or above	25	4.4%
	Unknown	25	4.4%
Gender	Female	500	88.0%
	Male	58	10.2%
	Other	2	0.4%
	Unknown	12	2.1%

Table 2. Intergenerational programs in residential aged care.

	N	%
Intergenerational program is suspended temporarily (e.g. due to the COVID-19 pandemic)	254	44.4
Do not currently offer an intergenerational program but have in the past	134	23.4
Currently offer an intergenerational program	104	18.2
Never offered an intergenerational program	80	14.0

Figure 1. Age of young participants taking part in intergenerational programs.

Note. Percentages do not add to 100 as respondents could select more than one age group.

Figure 2. Main focus of intergenerational programs.

Note. Percentages do not add to 100 as respondents could select more than one activity.

Table 3. Program benefits.

	Responses		Percent of Cases
	N	Percent
Mental health and wellbeing	327	18.5%	93.2%
Connection with the community	325	18.4%	92.6%
Opportunity to socialise	309	17.5%	88.0%
Engaging in meaningful activities	290	16.4%	82.6%
Generativity, or passing on of knowledge and wisdom	268	15.1%	76.4%
Physical health	126	7.1%	35.9%
Learning new skills	111	6.3%	31.6%
Other	14	0.8%	4.0%