HC Deb 15 January 1990 vol 165 c14W
Mr. Andrew Bowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of people aged(a) over 75 years and (b) over 85 years in Wales live in (i) nursing homes and (ii) residential homes.

Mr. Grist

As at 31 March 1989, the proportion of the 75 and over age group living in residential homes in Wales was 60.7 per 1,000 relevant population. For the 85 and over age group the proportion was 157.3. Information on the age of patients in nursing homes is not held centrally.

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