§ Ms CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was(a) the average daily number and (b) 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 (1) local authority residential homes, (2) voluntary residential homes, (3) private residential homes and (4) private nursing homes in Wales for the latest year for which information is available. [18912]
§ Mr. RichardsThe information is given in the following table. There are no NHS nursing homes in Wales.
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Number Rate1 Average daily occupied geriatric beds in NHS hospitals (1994–95) 2,704 12.7 Places occupied by residents of all ages in: Local authority residential homes for the elderly (at 31 March 1994) 4,957 23.2 Voluntary residential homes for the elderly (at 31 March 1994) 972 4.5 Private residential homes for the elderly (at 31 March 1994) 6,722 31.5 Private nursing homes (at March 1995) 10,969 51.3 1 Per 1,000 population aged 75 years and over using the 1994 mid-year estimate.