Care Homes: Coronavirus

(asked on 21st January 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many care homes have registered to become a designated setting to provide care for covid-positive patients discharged from hospital.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 3rd February 2021

As of 25 January 2021, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has inspected and assured 147 care homes as designated settings.

The CQC regularly updates the latest information on designated settings, which is available at the following link:

https://www.cqc.org.uk/news/stories/designated-settings-people-covid-19-leaving-hospital

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