HC Deb 24 October 2002 vol 391 cc499-500W
Mr. Sanders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his estimate is of the(a) number of residential care homes that have closed and (b) number of residential care home beds lost in Torbay in each of the past five years for which figures are available. [74854]

Jacqui Smith

Information on the number of residential care homes that have closed and care home beds lost is not centrally available.

The number of residential care homes and care home beds in Torbay Unitary Authority is shown in the table at 31 March for the years 1999 to 2001. Data for 2002 are not yet available.

Number of Residential Care Homes and Care Home beds in Torbay Unitary Authority at 31 March, 1999 to 2001
As at 31 March Care homes Care home beds
1999 205 2,850
2000 195 2,825
2001 190 2,705

Mr. Maude

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) private and (b) local authority care homes for the elderly have (i) opened and (ii) closed in each year since 1997 in (A) England and (B) West Sussex. [76914]

Jacqui Smith

The information requested is not held centrally. The table below shows the number of registered and local authority residential care homes for the elderly in England and West Sussex for the years 1997 to 2001.

Number of Registered and Local Authority Residential Care Homes for the Elderly 1 at 31 March, 1997 to 2001
At 31 March Registered care homes2 Local authority care homes
England West Sussex England West Sussex
1997 11,340 315 1,500 25
1998 10,740 305 1,465 20
Number of Registered and Local Authority Residential Care Homes for the Elderly1 at 31 March, 1997 to 2001
At 31 March Registered care homes2 Local authority care homes
England West Sussex England West Sussex
1999 10,450 290 1,355 20
2000 9,845 275 1,270 20
2001 9,345 275 1,190 15

Notes:

1 Elderly includes all older people aged 65 or more and older mentally infirm people

2 Registered homes includes voluntary, private and small homes.

3 Data is rounded to the nearest 5

Data on nursing homes does not distinguish age of client. The table below shows the total number of private general and mental nursing homes in England and West Sussex for the years 1997 to 2001. There are no local authority nursing homes.

Number of Registered Nursing Care Homes2 at 31 March, 1997 to 2001
At 31 March England West Sussex
1997 5,570 ..
1998 5,785 175
1999 5,690 170
2000 5,440 150
2001 5,215 140

Notes:

1".." indicates data is not available.

2 Nursing homes includes general and mental nursing homes.

3 Data is rounded to the nearest 5.

Mr. Maude

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many places in care homes for the elderly there were in West Sussex in each year since 1997. [76915]

Jacqui Smith

The number of residential and nursing care home places for the elderly in West Sussex is shown in the table at 31 March for the years 1997 to 2001. Data for 2002 is not yet available.

Number of Residential and Nursing1 Care Home Places for the Elderly in West Sussex2 at 31 March, 1997 to 2001
As at 31 March Residential Nursing All homes
1997 5,795 .. ..
1998 5,530 .. ..
1999 5,435 .. ..
2000 5,345 4,100 9,445
2001 5,435 3,915 9,355

Notes:

1 ".." indicates data are not available.

2 The breakdown of the number of nursing beds for the elderly was not provided by the Health Authority for the years 1997 to 1999.

3 Residential data refer to West Sussex County; nursing data refer to West Sussex Health Authority.