§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of privately owned homes for the elderly in Brighton, Hove, Worthing, Bournemouth, Eastbourne, Chichester, Lewes and Clacton; what percentage of residents in these homes have their payments for being there mainly or wholly met by his Department; and if he will give the average weekly sum per resident.
§ Mr. NewtonInformation on the number of private homes is available only on the basis of social services authority areas. As at 31 March 1986 the counties containing the districts mentioned had the following numbers of private residential care homes for elderly people:
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Number East Sussex 304 West Sussex 267 Dorest 269 Essex 162 Further information about private homes is available in "The Directory of Private Hospitals and Health Services" a copy of which is in the Library. Information about the proportion of residents in these homes in receipt of supplementary benefit and the average weekly payment is not available.
§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if it is his intention to introduce regulations whereby the local social services department would be obliged to give a view on the suitability of an elderly person to enter a privately owned home where further funding will be required for that person; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NewtonThe joint central and local government working party on public support for residential care considered whether people entering residential care and requiring support from public funds should have their need for care assessed by local authorities. Decisions on the working party's report will be considered in the context of the work of Lady Wagner's group on the role of residential care and Sir Roy Griffiths' wider examination of the use of resources in relation to community care, both of which should be completed early next year.
§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his policy towards the inspection of all privately owned homes for use by the elderly; and if he will make a statement.
Infant mortalily rates (deaths under one year ofage per 1,000 live births) for England and Wales, and usual residents of Wales and regional health authorities—1981 to 1986 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 ENGLAND AND WALES 11.1 10.8 10.1 9.5 9.4 9.6 Area of usual residence Wales 12.6 10.6 10.7 8.8 9.8 9.5 Northern regional health authority 10.7 10.4 10.2 9.4 8.4 9.8 Yorkshire regional health authority 12.6 11.5 11.3 10.7 10.7 10.6 Trent regional health authority 10.9 10.5 10.3 9.1 8.6 9.9 East Anglian regional health authority 9.8 9.4 9.0 8.2 9.4 8.1 North West Thames regional health authority 10.3 10.2 8.8 8.6 9.0 8.6 North East Thames regional health authority 10.4 11.0 9.6 9.3 8.5 9.3 South East Thames regional health authority 11.4 9.8 9.4 9.9 9.5 8.6 South West Thames regional health authority 10.4 10.7 8.7 8.5 9.1 8.8 Wessex regional health authority 11.4 10.3 10.1 9.7 9.0 9.1 Oxford regional health authority 8.2 9.8 9.3 8.5 8.2 9.0 South Western regional health authority 10.4 10.1 9.8 8.5 8.5 9.5 West Midlands regional health authority 11.7 12.0 10.8 11.2 10.5 10.0 Mersey regional health authority 11.3 10.5 9.3 8.0 8.9 9.4 North Western regional health authority 11.1 12.1 11.3 10.0 9.6 10.7