§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on funding of independent residential care providers in Lancashire; and how many beds there are in(a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley. [151280]
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§ Dr. LadymanThere have been substantial increases in the level of funding provided for social services in recent years. Local councils can use these extra resources to increase local provision or to rebalance the care home market and increase fee levels if that is what is needed, taking account of local circumstances and priorities.
The following table shows the number of care home places by type of accommodation available in Lancashire as at 31 March 2001. Figures for Chorley are not available.
Figures for later years have been collected by the National Care Standards Commission, but comparable details broken down by local authority are not available.
Number of care home places in Lancashire 1 by type of accommodation as at 31 March 2001 Residential homes Number Local Authority staffed 2,345 Private2 11,065 Voluntary2 1,035 Small3 590 Nursing homes Independent 7,323 1 For residential care Lancashire has been interpreted as Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool Local Authorities. For nursing care it has been denned as south, east and northwest Lancashire and Morecambe Bay Health Authorities. 2 Includes dual registered homes. 3 Independent registered care homes with less than four places. Source:
RA and RH(N) form A.