§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people pay the cost of their nursing home care(a) in full and (b) in part; and how many have their costs entirely met through (i) income support or (ii) their local authority. [40185]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 October 1995]: The total number of nursing home residents with preserved rights to the higher levels of income support was 7,940 at November 1994.
The number of persons admitted on a permanent basis to nursing homes between 1 April 1994 and 31 March 1995 supported in full or in part by local authorities was 4,256.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the cost of(a) doubling and (b) trebling the present £8,000 capital disregard for nursing home fees. [40189]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 October 1995]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health on Friday 27 October 1995, Official Report, column 853.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of people who have had to sell their homes to fund the cost of their long-term stay in(a) residential and (b) nursing homes in each of the last five years. [40177]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 October 1995]: The necessary information on which to base an estimate is not available centrally.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average length of time a person spends in full-time nursing care. [40181]
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 27 October 1994]: The information requested is not available. However, the average lengths of stay of inpatients in hospitals in Scotland in 1994–95 are shown in the following table:
Days Acute specialties 5.5 Obsstetrics 3.3 Long stay specialties 63.8 Psychiatric specialties 104.8 Mental handicap 242.8 During their stay in hospital inpatients will receive full-time nursing care.