§ Mr. BayleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in England aged over 64 years live in(a) private residential homes, (b) private nursing homes, (c) local authority part III homes and (d) national health service nursing homes; and, of these, how many have the cost of their care paid wholly or partly by (i) their local authority, (ii) their health authority, and (iii) the Department of Social Security; and how many pay for their care wholly from private sources. [25971]
§ Mr. BowisAt 31 March 1994, there were 142,000 and 53,600 long-stay residents aged over 64 in private residential homes and local authority part III homes respectively. A further 37,000 people were in residential homes provided by the voluntary sector. An estimated 132,000 beds were occupied by people over 64 years in nursing homes registered under section 23 of the Registered Homes Act 1984. Information on national health service nursing homes is not available centrally.
The numbers of long-stay residents aged over 64 in residential or nursing homes whose costs are met wholly or in part by the local authority are shown in the table.
No information is available centrally on the numbers of people whose costs are met wholly or in part by their health authority nor on numbers who pay for their care wholly from private sources. Information on numbers supported wholly or in part by the Department of Social Security is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Security.
Long-stay residents aged over 64 in residential or nursing homes whose costs are met wholly or in part by their local authority England at 31 March 1994. Numbers Sector Residential homes Nursing homes Private 21,900 20,600 Local authority 51,500 — Voluntary 6,800 1,100 Source:
Department of Health return SRI.