§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the number of(a) nursing homes and residential homes arid (b) beds in the Merseyside and north-west regions, by district health authority in (i) the public and (ii) the private sectors.
§ Mr. MellorWe do not have this information in the form requested. Information on the number of residential homes and places in the north western social services region, by local authority, in local authority, voluntary and private accommodation for years prior to 31 March 1986 is published in "Residential Accommodation for Elderly and Younger Physically Handicapped People: All Residents in Local Authority, Voluntary and Private Homes year ending 31 March England" and "Homes and Hostels for Mentally Ill and Mentally Handicapped People at 31 March England". Provisional information for 1987 is given in the tables.
There are two experimental nursing homes within the NHS, one of 25 beds for frail elderly patients in Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde health authority and one of 21 beds for elderly mentally ill patients, in Liverpool health authority. The available information on independent nursing homes is published in form SBH 212. Information at 31 March 1988 will be available shortly. Copies of these publications are in the Library.
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Number of residential care homes and places in North Western social services region, as at 31 March 1987 (revised) Elderly and younger physically handicapped 1Mentally ill 1Mentally handicapped 2 3Other client groups Homes Places Homes Places Homes Places Homes Places NORTH WESTERN REGION Local Authority Homes Cheshire 62 2,134 16 105 31 390 0 0 Lancashire 98 3,985 10 101 36 568 0 0 Bolton 16 706 5 25 3 74 0 0 Bury 11 462 0 0 4 73 0 0 Manchester 46 1,842 19 111 41 311 1 16 Oldham 21 671 6 41 4 89 0 0 Rochdale 18 608 2 21 5 72 0 0 Salford 21 831 3 40 8 127 0 0 Stockport 17 637 10 50 18 130 0 0 Tameside 13 459 1 6 5 103 0 0 Trafford 12 521 2 6 2 55 0 0 Wigan 19 824 1 16 14 184 0 0 Knowsley 5 222 1 13 6 104 0 0 Liverpool 30 1,441 11 92 3 163 0 0 Sefton 18 705 4 27 7 107 0 0 St. Helens 7 316 1 20 4 93 0 0 Wirral 26 983 1 10 18 187 0 0 Total 440 17,347 93 684 209 2,830 1 16 Voluntary Homes Cheshire 13 775 5 57 3 80 1 11 Lancashire 20 691 0 0 7 175 0 0 Bolton 3 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bury 4 392 0 0 1 62 0 0 Manchester 8 233 1 39 0 0 0 0 Oldham 0 0 2 39 0 0 0 0 Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salford 7 201 0 0 2 29 0 0 Stockport 1 36 0 0 1 12 0 0 Tameside 2 83 1 11 0 0 0 0 Trafford 5 122 0 0 2 45 0 0 Wigan 1 16 0 0 1 10 0 0 Knowsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Liverpool 21 719 2 38 7 156 2 29 Sefton 24 1,075 1 22 0 0 0 0 St. Helens 3 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wirral 7 172 0 0 3 49 1 14 Total 119 4,673 12 206 27 618 4 54 Private Homes Cheshire 63 1,083 1 17 3 26 0 0 Lancashire 463 6,768 2 13 17 123 0 0 Bolton 25 405 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bury 10 181 0 0 0 0 0 0 Manchester 48 700 6 98 1 28 0 0 Oldham 28 528 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rochdale 15 329 0 0 0 0 0 0 Salford 8 194 0 0 1 12 0 0 Stockport 41 588 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tameside 19 319 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trafford 43 613 6 36 0 0 0 0 Wigan 12 216 1 9 0 0 0 0 Knowsley 4 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 Liverpool 24 496 1 25 0 0 0 0 Sefton 109 1,816 I 8 7 110 0 0 St. Helens 3 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wirral 58 946 2 30 14 82 0 0 Total 973 15,337 20 236 43 381 0 0 1 Includes unstaffed homes and hostels. 2 Collected from 1987 onwards. 3 Includes alcohol and drug misusers.