HC Deb 21 July 1987 vol 120 c141W
Mr. Wigley

asked 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. Grist

The 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.