HC Deb 27 June 2002 vol 387 cc1101-2W
Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residents aged over 65 were in(a)local

Table 1: Registered care places for older people1, as at 31 March (rounded numbers)
Total Local authority staffed homes Independent dual residential care homes1 Independent nursing care homes2 Independent dual residential care homes3
19955 407,680 62,440 176,560 155,210 13,460
19965 412,450 60,160 176,950 158,750 16,600
19975 415,060 54,680 183,390 153,440 23,540
1998 428,230 52,730 186,730 159,620 29,140
1999 418,040 49,110 185,270 152,940 30,710
2000 412,450 45,210 183,250 149,020 34,970
2001 401,980 41,830 182,470 141,920 35,770
1Includes places for older mentally infirm people.
2Includes residential care beds in small homes (less than four places).
3Excludes registered nursing beds in private hospitals and clinics.
4Registered residential care places only.
5Information on nursing beds relates to registered beds during the period I October (of the previous year) to 31 March each year.

Source:

Department of Health's annual returns

Table 2: Registered care places for older people as a percentage of population aged over 65, as at 31 March
Percentage
Total Local authority staffed homes Independent dual residential care homes1 Independent nursing care homes2 Independent dual residential care homes3
19954 5.3 0.8 2.3 2.0 0.2
1996 5.3 0.8 2.3 2.0 0.2
1997 5.3 0.7 2.4 2.0 0.3
1998 5.5 0.7 2.4 2.1 0.4
1999 5.4 0.6 2.4 2.0 0.4
2000 5.3 0.6 2.3 1.9 0.4
2001 5.1 0.5 2.3 1.8 0.5
1Includes residential care beds in small homes (less than four places).
2Excludes registered nursing beds in private hospitals and clinics.
3Registered residential care places only.
4Information on nursing beds relates to registered beds during the period 1 October (of the previous year) to 31 March each year.

Source:

Department of Health's annual returns

authority, (b)independent residential, (c)independent nursing and (d)independent dual registered homes (i) in total and (ii) as a percentage of the population aged over 65 in each of the last 10 years. [64288]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 26 June 2002]: Information on the number of residents in care homes is not readily available. The available information is provided in Tables 1 and 2.