§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many(a) people and (b) households received domiciliary care in each year since 1997; [147309]
(2) what proportion of elderly households received (a) home care and (b) home help services in each year since 1993; and if he will make a statement. [147315]
§ Dr. LadymanInformation on the number and percentage of households in England receiving home help or home care from 1993 to 2002 is shown in the table.
Number and percentage of households receiving home help or home care from 1993–2002 England Survey week in September Rounded numbers and percentages 65 and over2 Including double counting3 Total all ages Including double counting3 Excluding double counting3 Number of households 1993 463,200 514,600 1— 1994 453.100 538,900 1— 1995 451,300 513,600 1— 1996 427,000 491,100 1— 1997 410,400 479,100 1— 1998 368,500 447,200 1— 1999 1— 421,000 1— 2000 1— 415,800 398,100 2001 1— 399,900 381,700 2002 384,000 366,800 Percentage4 of households (percentage) 1993 9.1 2.7 1— 1994 8.9 2.9 1— 1995 8.9 2.7 1— 1996 8.4 2.6 1— 1062W
Region March April May June July August September October November Total East Midlands 61 98 15 8 4 3 6 16 23 234 Eastern 124 99 13 5 4 10 10 9 10 284 London 176 206 28 26 21 16 140 9 24 516 North east 115 27 13 8 8 8 7 5 5 196 North west 123 263 38 29 46 7 12 13 16 547 South east 237 134 21 12 47 23 10 6 10 500 South west 104 213 13 10 13 8 17 7 10 395 West Midlands 134 198 17 12 12 23 8 9 3 416 Yorkshire and Humberside 130 64 11 12 8 12 9 8 6 260 Total 1,204 1,302 169 122 163 110 89 82 107 3,348
Number and percentage of household receiving home help or home care from 1993–2002 England Survey week in September Rounded numbers and percentages 65 and over2 Including double counting3 Total all ages Including double counting3 Excluding double counting3 1997 8.1 2.6 1— 1998 7.2 2.4 1— 1999 1— 2.2 1— 2000 1— 2.2 2.1 2001 1— 2.0 1.9 2002 1— 1.9 1.8 1Data not available 2 Based on the age of the oldest client in the household. 3 Double counting occurs when a household receives home care directly from the council and through an independent provider. 4 For 1993 to 2000, the total number of households is based on the 1991 census; the 2001 census is the basis for 2001 and 2002. Source: HH1, Census 1991–2001 The number of contact hours has grown 67 per cent. between 1993 and 2002 at the same time as the number of households receiving home help or home care has fallen. This reflects a trend towards greater intensity and specialist skills in the services provided by home care. At the same time, broader community based services, which help older people and other adults to live independently in their own homes were provided for 1.4 million people in 2002–03; compared with 1.33 million people in 2000–01. Community based services include day care, meals, respite care, direct payments, professional support, transport and equipment, as well as home care.
§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many applications made by domiciliary care providers for registration with the National Care Standards Commission have been(a) rejected and (b) provided with action plans. [147311]
§ Dr. LadymanAs at the end of November 2003, the latest date for which information is available, no applications made by domiciliary care providers had been rejected and two applications had been registered with conditions.
§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many domiciliary care providers applied for registration with the National Care Standards Commission in each month since March 2003, broken down by region. [147312]
§ Dr. LadymanThe information requested is shown in the table.