§ Adam PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many people in poor health in England have been located in residential care in each of the last six years; [148924]
(2) what the (a)total and (b) average amount contributed by people in poor health in England located in residential care was in the last period for which figures are available. [148926]
§ Dr. LadymanInformation is not held centrally in the form requested. The 2001 census included questions on where people lived and whether they considered themselves to be living with a limiting long-term illness. According to the census, there were 324,192 non-staff residents in care homes, of which 303,908 said they had a limiting long-term illness.
Information is not available on the total and average amount contributed by people with poor health. Figures are only available showing the absolute levels of sales, fees and charges recorded by local authorities as income against nursing and residential care. The latest available figures are shown in the table.
Adults under 65 and older people 2001–02 £000 Residential care Sales fees and charges Nursing home placements 532,642 Residential care home placements 1,286,515