§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many beds there were in(a) the largest residential care home and (b) the largest nursing home in each year since 1983 in (i) the voluntary sector and (ii) the private sector.
§ Mr. BowisThe largest nursing home is a dually registered home with 385 beds at March 1993, 270 of which were dedicated to nursing care. Figures for nursing care beds are not available for previous years.
The information for residential care homes has only been available centrally from 1987 to 1992 and is as shown in the table. These figures will include some beds dedicated to nursing care.
Number of beds available in largest private and voluntary residential care homes As at 31 March Voluntary Private 1987 415 114 1988 400 114 1989 432 114 1990 432 144 1991 432 144 1992 394 105 Source: RACS returns.