Care Homes

(asked on 12th October 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she plans to take to ensure adequate provision of care home places in England.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 7th November 2022

Local authorities are responsible for commissioning care and support services. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities have a duty to shape local markets to ensure a diverse range of high quality, sustainable, person-centred care and support services are provided, which includes adequate provision of care home places.

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