Care Homes (Hansard, 15 May 1992)

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her latest estimate of the average weekly cost of a residential care place in local authority care homes.

§ Mr. Yeo
The latest available figures are those published by the Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). Its estimates for 1991–92 suggest an average gross cost per place filled, excluding capital charges, for local authority residential care provision for elderly people of £190 a week.

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proposals she has to abolish the division between residential and nursing homes.

§ Mr. Yeo
None. Generally speaking, residential care homes and nursing homes cater for people with different needs. This is reflected in the different services and facilities which they offer.

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her latest estimate of the number of residential places for the elderly in local authority care homes.

§ Mr. Yeo
At 31 March 1991, the latest date for which information is available centrally, there were 96,100 places in local authority residential care homes in England whose primary function was stated to be caring for the elderly.