HC Deb 23 March 1999 vol 328 cc179-80W
Mr. Sanders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many elderly people were accommodated in(a) private sector and (b) local authority care homes in each region in each of the last 30 years; [75918]

(2) how many elderly people were accommodated in (a) private sector care homes and (b) local authority care homes in (i) Devon, (ii) Torbay and (iii) Plymouth in each of the last 30 years. [75921]

Mr. Hutton

Information on the number of people accommodated in homes for the elderly in England, for the period 1983 to 1996 in Devon, for the period 1987 to 1996, is given in the table. It is not possible to provide a consistent series for earlier years or by region because of changes in regional boundaries and changes in the methods of data collection.

Elderly persons in residential care (England 1983–96 and Devon 1987–96)
Number
Year LA Voluntary Private
England
1983 105,682 24,917 41,228
1984 98,752 24,274 51,810
1985 93,978 22,475 63,533
1986 93,247 21,968 75,732
1987 102,390 24,719 88,440
1988 99,680 25,108 98,640
1989 96,744 25,602 113,452
1990 90,827 26,256 122,250
1991 83,723 27,315 131,399
1992 72,635 31,043 134,712
1993 64,523 33,546 137,255
1994 59,536 32,603 131,037
1995 55,095 32,633 129,471
1996 53,025 32,770 129,452
1997

Elderly persons in residential care (England 1983–96 and Devon 1987–96)
Number
Year LA Voluntary Private
Devon
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987 1,951 736 6,445
1988 1,943 881 7,577
1989 1,942 857 7,868
1990 1,803 888 8,193
1991 1,616 969 7,970
1992 1,374 989 8,268
1993 1,144 1,005 7,973
1994 1,089 1,004 7,862
1995 1,061 1,001 7,557
1996 777 971 7,393
1997

Source:

DH returns; RAC5 & RA

Mr. Sanders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many(a) private sector and (b) local authority care homes for the elderly there were in each region for each of the last 30 years; [75916]

(2) how many (a) private sector care homes and (b) local authority care homes for the elderly there were in (i) Devon, (ii) Torbay and (iii) Plymouth in each of the last 30 years. [75923]

Mr. Hutton

Information on the number of homes for the elderly in England, for the period 1985 to 1997 and in Devon, for the period 1987 to 1997, is given in the table. It is not possible to provide a consistent series for earlier years or by region because of changes in regional boundaries and changes in the methods of data collection.

Homes for the elderly in residential care (England 1985–97 and Devon 1987–97)
Number
Year LA England Voluntary Private LA Devon Voluntary Private
1985 2,361 829 4,840
1986 2,341 787 5,784
1987 2,588 879 6,882 54 34 577
1988 2,572 895 7,395 55 39 615
1989 2,532 897 8,247 55 34 595
1990 2,479 930 8,557 51 37 614
1991 2,330 968 8,730 50 41 599
1992 2,086 1,075 8,655 46 41 603
1993 1,875 1,156 8,582 40 42 584
1994 1,736 1,215 8,509 38 45 573
1995 1,672 1,233 8,414 38 44 544
1996 1,625 1,242 8,477 39 44 542
1997 1,498 1,320 8,988 38 45 633

Source:

DH returns; RA1, RAC5 and RA

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