§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the average daily number and the number per 1,000 people aged 75 years and over, of (i) occupied geriatric beds, (ii) long-stay beds in NHS nursing homes and (iii) places occupied in(a) local authority residential homes, (b) voluntary residential homes, (c) private residential homes and (d) private nursing homes in England and Wales for the latest year for which information is available. [14660]
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§ Mr. BowisThe average daily number of available national health service beds for elderly people in England in 1994–95 was 54,040 and the number per 1,000 people aged 75 years and over was 16. Beds in NHS nursing homes are not separately identified. Data on the average daily number of places in residential care homes or private nursing homes are not available centrally. The number of residents at 31 March 1995 and the number per 1,000 people aged 75 years and over are shown in the table.
Information relating to Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
Occupied places in residential and nursing care homes, England, 31 March 1995 All residents in homes for elderly people Residents per 1,000 people aged 75 or over Local authority residential homes1 55,100 16 Voluntary residential homes1 32,770 10 Private residential homes1 132,740 40 Private nursing homes2 115,550 35 Source:
DH Annual Statistical Returns.
Notes:
1Excluding residents in dual registered homes, who are counted in the nursing homes figure.
2 Predominantly collected as at 31 March 1995.