§ Mr. RuffleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) care homes and (b) care home places were available in Suffolk in each of the last six years run by (i) Suffolk county council and (ii) the voluntary independent and private sector in Suffolk. [187178]
§ Dr. LadymanThe table shows the number of care homes and places run by the council and the voluntary and private sector in Suffolk as at 31 March for the years 1998 to 2001.
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Number of care homes and places available in Suffolk at 31 March 1998–2001 Residential At 31 March Council staffed Independent sector Nursing1 Total Number of homes2 1998 35 220 75 330 1999 35 215 65 315 2000 35 215 60 310 2001 35 215 60 305 Number of places 1998 1,195 3,490 2,290 6,975 1999 1,065 3,320 2,195 6,580 2000 1,060 3,365 2,110 6,535 2001 1,070 3,395 2,140 6,605 1 Includes places in general nursing homes, mental nursing homes and private hospitals and clinics. 2 Dual registered homes are included under nursing homes. Note: Figures for residential care are for Suffolk council with social services responsibilities and for nursing care they are for Suffolk health authority. Figures may not add up due to rounding. I understand front the Chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) that figures for later years were collected by the National Care Standards Commission, and now CSCI, but comparable details are not available.