HC Deb 19 November 1974 vol 881 c412W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many homes for the elderly there are in each county and in Wales as a whole.

Mr. John Morris

There are 181 local authority maintained homes for the elderly in Wales. The geographical distribution is as follows:

Area Number of Homes for the Elderly
Clwyd 19
Dyfed 26
Gwent 25
Gwynedd 23
Mid-Glamorgan 28
Powys 25
South Glamorgan 23
West Glamorgan 20

Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many welfare home places there are per 1,000 population aged 65 years and over in each county and in Wales as a whole.

Mr. John Morris

The number of places available in local authority maintained homes for the elderly in Wales is 6,702 corresponding to a rate of 17.1 per 1,000 population aged 65 years and over. The geographical distribution of these places is:—

Area Number of places available Rate per 1,000 population aged 65+
Clwyd 817 13.9
Dyfed 964 19.6
Gwent 1,035 18.6
Gwynedd 787 19.8
Mid-Glamorgan 1,100 16.0
Powys 356 21.5
South Glamorgan 911 17.5
West Glamorgan 732 14.4