§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many nursing homes have had their residents assessed for eligibility for Government contributions to their nursing care; [23405]
(2) what proportion of residents of nursing homes who have been assessed for Government contributions to their nursing costs have been judged as eligible to receive those payments; and in what bands of payment these residents fall. [23420]
§ Jacqui SmithThe Department does not collect such data centrally on a routine basis. However, preliminary information available from regions of the position at the end of December, indicates that around 80 per cent. of the nursing homes with residents eligible for national health service funded nursing care had had their residents' needs for care determined by a registered nurse. The majority of the remainder will be completed by the end of this month.