§ Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the(a) demand for and (b) supply of places in residential homes and nursing homes in England; and what forecast he has made of change in (i) demand and (ii) supply in the next 10 years. [139476]
§ Dr. LadymanI will write to my hon. Friend as soon as possible, and place a copy of the letter in the Library.
§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) residential, (b) nursing and (c) elderly mentally infirm (i) homes and (ii) places were available in London in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (A) local authority, (B) private sector and
Number of care home places in London, by type of accommodation 31 March 1993–2001 Residential homes Nursing homes1 LA Voluntary Private Small2 Dual Registered3 Independent 2001 5,412 10,638 9,156 1,699 2,437 18,084 2000 6,354 10,464 9,310 1,519 2,493 18,290 1999 6,693 10,013 9,364 1,551 1,904 18,257 1998 7,744 9,619 9,533 1,658 1,647 17,750 1997 8,170 9,960 9,389 1,489 964 12,388 1996 9,468 9,234 8,455 1,390 1,282 10,694 1995 9,980 9,249 8,307 1,195 1,176 12,719 1994 10,870 9,027 8,078 899 1,298 12,538 1993 11,829 9,406 7,914 n/a 1,020 11,305 1 Includes nursing places in dual registered homes. 2 Independent registered care homes with less than 4 places, required to register from 1 April 1993 3 Residential places that are in dual registered homes. n/a Data are not available.
Source:
DH forms RA Part A, RAC5, KO36 and RH(N) Part A
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Number of elderly mentally infirm1 homes in London, by type of accommodation 31 March 1993–2001 LA Voluntary Private Registered3 Small2 Nursing 2001 14 9 33 7 39 n/a 2000 16 10 31 7 13 n/a 1999 13 15 23 2 17 n/a (C) charity and voluntary providers; and what percentage of capacity in each sector was used in each year. [138666]
§ Dr. LadymanTables 1 and 2 show the number of residential and nursing homes and places in London at 31 March for the years 1993 to 2001 by sector. Tables 3 and 4 show the number of homes and places in care homes for elderly mentally infirm people. Data are not available for the percentage of capacity used each year.
The National Care Standards Commission has collected figures for later years but comparable details broken down by region are not available.
Number of care homes in London, by type of accommodation 31 March 1993–2001 Residential homes Nursing homes1 LA Voluntary Private Small2 Independent 2001 241 749 564 685 548 2000 268 737 589 630 548 1999 274 737 601 626 554 1998 296 710 605 640 520 1997 299 730 588 596 374 1996 347 636 539 567 348 1995 348 609 532 489 395 1994 363 577 506 368 396 1993 386 581 492 3 332 1 Includes dual registered homes 2 Independent registered care homes with less than 4 places, required to register from 1 April 1993 3 Data are not available Source:
DH forms RA Part A, RAC5, KO36 and RH(N) Part A.
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Number of elderly mentally infirm1 homes in London, by type of accommodation 31 March 1993–2001 LA Voluntary Private Registered3 Small2 Nursing 1998 16 30 51 6 20 n/a 1997 20 12 20 6 32 n/a 1996 15 5 13 0 n/a n/a 1995 14 5 13 0 n/a n/a 1994 13 3 13 0 n/a n/a 1993 14 3 17 0 n/a n/a 1 Homes that cater primarily for elderly mentally infirm people. 2 Independent registered care homes with less than 4 places, required to register from 1 April 1993. 3 Homes that have registered for both residential and nursing care n/a Data are not available.
Source:
DH forms RA Part A and RAC5.
Number of elderly mentally infirm1 home places in London, by type of accommodation 31 March 1993-2001 LA Voluntary Private Dual Registered3 Small2 Nursing 2001 525 270 670 269 110 n/a 2000 556 313 629 259 37 n/a 1999 436 433 564 106 43 n/a 1998 616 876 890 188 58 n/a 1997 692 282 389 147 102 n/a 1996 430 136 290 n/a n/a n/a 1995 402 119 265 n/a n/a n/a 1994 399 72 280 n/a n/a n/a 1993 411 85 363 n/a n/a n/a 1 Homes that that carter primarily for elderly mentally infirm people. 2 Independent registered care homes with less than 4 places, required to register from 1 April 1993. 3 Residential places in homes registered for both nursing and residential care. n/a Data are not available
Source:
DH forms RA Part A and RAC5.
§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many care home places were available in(a) Birmingham and (b) West Midlands in each of the last six years run by the (i) local authority,(ii) voluntary sector and (iii) private sector. [139706]
§ Dr. LadymanThe table shows the number of care home places available in Birmingham and West
Number of care home places in Birmingham and West Midlands by type of accommodation As at 31 March 1998–2001 Rounded numbers Residential homes Nursing homes1 Local authority Voluntary Private Dual registered2 Small3 Independent Total places Birmingham 1998 1,450 1,560 2,350 130 400 2,930 8,820 1999 1,460 1,420 2,390 100 400 3,010 8,780 2000 1,340 870 2,940 140 370 2,940 8,600 2001 1,320 740 2,920 190 340 2,890 8,400 West Midlands 1998 8,100 5,680 17,540 2,360 1,860 20,650 56,190 1999 7,420 5,540 16,000 2,460 1,910 21,510 54,840 2000 6,400 5,340 16,300 2,760 1,700 20,420 52,920 2001 6,050 5,180 16,130 3,100 1,630 20,040 52,130 1 Includes places in nursing homes, private hospitals and clinics and nursing care places in homes registered for both nursing and residential care. 2 Residential places in homes registered for both nursing and residential care. 3 Independent registered care homes with less than four places. Source:
RA Form A and RH(N) Form A.
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The National Care Standards Commission has collected figures for later years but comparable details broken down by local authority and region are not available.
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§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he collates on staff turnover in(a) nursing homes and (b) residential care homes for elderly people in (i) the public sector, (ii) the voluntary sector and (iii) the private sector; and if he will make a statement. [139751]
§ Dr. LadymanThe Department does not collect information on staff turnover. Information is available from the 2002 Social Services Workforce Analysis, conducted by the Employers' Organisation on behalf of the Social Care and Health Workforce Group. This data is soon to be published and will be placed in the Library.
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many inspections and approvals have been undertaken of(a) residential care homes, (b) nursing care homes, (c) residential care home managers and (d) nursing care home managers since the National Care Standards Commission was established; and if he will make a statement.[139554]
§ Dr. LadymanThe information requested is shown in the table.
Number of inspections and approvals between 1 Apri1 2002 and 18 November 2003 Number Approvals (registrations) Care homes with personal care (inc. non-medical) 19,223 Care homes with nursing care 1,137 Inspections (announced and un-announced) Care homes with personal care (inc. non-medical) 31,627 Care homes with nursing care 9,582 Note:
Only homes which have an approved registered manager are registered and entered into the service register.
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many managers of nursing care homes assessed by the National Care Standards Commission since its inception, had(a) at least first level registered nurse qualifications and (b) no nursing qualifications; [139555]
(2) how many nursing care homes have published their registered managers' qualifications and experience since the National Care Standards Commission was established; [139556]
(3) how many (a) requests of statement of purpose have been refused by nursing care homes and (b) residents' care plans of nursing care homes have been assessed and approved since the National Care Standards Commission was established. [139559]
§ Dr. LadymanThe National Care Standards Commission does not record this information on its central registration and inspection database.
§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of(a) the number of residents and (b) the ratio of nurses to residents in nursing care homes in England in the last year for which figures are available. [139557]
§ Dr. LadymanThe estimated number of occupied beds in nursing homes, private hospitals and clinics in England in 2000–01 was 152,100 beds.
1366WThe table shows the number of occupied nursing beds per nurse in England in 2000–01.
Number of occupied nursing beds1 per nurse: England 2000–01 Occupied beds Qualified2 Nursing staff Number 2.2 Whole-time equivalent 3.1 All3 nursing staff Number 0.9 Whole-time equivalent 1.1 1 Figures refer to beds in nursing homes, private hospitals and clinics including those intended for children or maternity usage. 2 Qualified nursing staff includes all staff with nursing qualifications, but not those with NVQs. 3 All nursing staff includes Care Assistants. Source:
(RH(N)