Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the level of day care facilities for the elderly in the Manchester county districts; and how these compare with the levels in his Department's guidelines.
§ Mr. MoyleThe information is as follows:
LOCAL AUTHORITY DAY PLACES ON 31ST MARCH 1977 PER 1,000 POPULATION AGED 65 AND OVER (MID 1976 PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES) Metropolitan District Bolton 0.3 Bury 0.0 Manchester 13.2 Oldham 1.3 Rochdale 15.7 Salford 8.8 Stockport 0.0 Tameside 1.6 Trafford 2.5 Wigan 4.0 The Department's guidelines for the provision of day care facilities for the elderly is about three to four places per 1,000 population aged 65 or over, but is subject to review in the light of current research and changes in the age structure. The above figures do not include places in day centres not allocated to a particular 437W client group; there are over 1,300 such places in Greater Manchester. In addition many voluntary organisations provide day care facilities for the elderly.