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 more than 80 per cent of respondents say their views have changed since COVID-19 hit.
About half of those surveyed say they now "dread" the thought of themselves or their loved ones being in long-term care.
Long-term care residents have accounted for the majority of COVID-19 deaths in Canada.
The report says those with loved ones in care and those without are equally likely to have changed their views.
Three-quarters of respondents say significant changes, if not a complete overhaul, should happen in long-term care, though responses were divided on how to do that.
Fifty-five per cent say they would be willing to pay an increase of two per cent in their tax rate to fund improvements to long-term care.
Three-quarters of respondents also say they would support making long-term care a fully integrated part of the public health system.
The Canadian Research Insights Council says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population.