Residential Care (Hansard, 22 June 1995)

§ Mr. Wicks
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were in residential and nursing homes in November 1994 whose care was being purchased by the local authority social services department following an assessment of their needs for care. [29345]

§ Mr. Bowis
The information available centrally relates to the position as at 31 March 1994 and was published in statistical bulletin 1994/13 "Personal Social Services: Residential Accommodation in England 1994", copies of which are available in the Library.

§ Mr. Whittingdale
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total number of people receiving care in(a) nursing homes and (b) residential homes; and how many are being financed by (i) the local health authority, (ii) benefits, (iii) community care payments by local authorities and (iv) their own resources. [29714]
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§ Mr. Bowis
The available information is summarized in the table. No information is routinely available on numbers of people financed by their own resources or by the local health authority.

Residential and nursing care in England, 1993–94

Numbers in thousands

Type of home People receiving care Residents in receipts of income support^{2 4} Residents supported by local authorities^{3 4}

Nursing care 144¹ 79 25

Residential care 291³ 111 121

¹ Number of occupied beds at the date of inspection in nursing homes registered under Section 23 of the registered Homes Act 1984.

Source: Department of Health statistical return KO36.

² Residents may also receive other benefits apart from Income Support, eg., state pension.

Source of data: Department of Social Security Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry, May 1994.

³ As at 31 March 1994.

Source: Department of Health statistical returns RAC5 and SR1.

⁴ Sources of financial support are not mutually exclusive. Residents may receive financial support from a number of different sources, including both income support and local authority support, as well as using their own resources.

Residential and nursing care in England, 1993–94
Numbers in thousands
Type of home	People receiving care	Residents in receipts of income support^{2 4}	Residents supported by local authorities^{3 4}
Nursing care	144¹	79	25
Residential care	291³	111	121
¹ Number of occupied beds at the date of inspection in nursing homes registered under Section 23 of the registered Homes Act 1984.
Source: Department of Health statistical return KO36.
² Residents may also receive other benefits apart from Income Support, eg., state pension.
Source of data: Department of Social Security Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiry, May 1994.
³ As at 31 March 1994.
Source: Department of Health statistical returns RAC5 and SR1.
⁴ Sources of financial support are not mutually exclusive. Residents may receive financial support from a number of different sources, including both income support and local authority support, as well as using their own resources.