§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many disabled persons are living in accommodation unsuited to their needs in each local authority area in Wales.
§ Mr. GristThe required information is not available centrally.
Number of residents aged 65 and above accommodated in residential homes1 Local authority homes Private and voluntary homes 1979 1986 1979 1986 Number of residents Percentage of population aged 65+ Number of residents Percentage of population aged 65+ Number of residents Percentage of population aged 65+ Number of residents Percentage of population aged 65- Clwyd 877 1.4 875 1.3 571 0.9 1,813 2.7 Dyfed 1,031 1.9 1,134 1.9 87 0.2 458 0.8 Gwent 989 1.7 961 1.5 59 0.1 277 0.4 Gwynedd 821 2.1 842 2.0 162 0.4 645 1.5 Mid Glamorgan 1,163 1.6 1,231 1.6 134 0.2 361 0.5 Powys 381 2.2 386 2.0 26 0.2 172 0.9 South Glamorgan 932 1.7 800 1.4 394 0.7 1,004 1.7 West Glamorgan 794 1.4 900 1.5 139 0.3 309 0.5 WALES 6,988 1.7 7,129 1.6 1,572 0.4 5,039 1.1 1 Figures are based on the number of residents aged 65 and over in residential homes for the elderly, blind, physically handicapped, mentally ill and menially handicapped. Information on the number of residents accommodated in nursing homes is not available centrally, but the numbers of private nursing home beds designated for the elderly at 31 December 1985 were as follows:
Private Nursing Home Beds Designated1 for Elderly Number Number per 100 population aged 65 and over Clwyd 655 0.97 Dyfed 8 0.01 Gwent — — Gwynedd 202 0.47 Mid Glamorgan — — Powys — — South Glamorgan 140 0.24 West Glamorgan 351 0.59 WALES 1,356 0.30 1 Excludes beds designated for general use but occupied by elderly people. Comparable information for 1979 is not available.