Care Homes: Closures
(asked on 8th July 2020) - 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 closed since the 2016-17 financial year; and how many beds were lost as a result of those closures.
The following tables show how many care homes have closed since 1 April 2016 and the associated number of beds. It is important to note that when a care home closes, the service may continue but under a new registration due to a legal entity change, address change, or a change in the provider. The data obtained from the Care Quality Commission is accurate as of 22 July 2020.
. | Number of Care Home Locations by Deactivation Type | Total Number of Care Home Locations | |
Financial Year of Deactivation | Location deactivated through enforcement | Location deactivated voluntarily | |
2016/2017 | 113 | 1,379 | 1,492 |
2017/2018 | 98 | 1,094 | 1,192 |
2018/2019 | 85 | 916 | 1,001 |
2019/2020 | 69 | 827 | 896 |
2020/2021 | 24 | 246 | 270 |
Total | 389 | 4,462 | 4, 851 |
Number of Beds by Deactivation Type | Total Number of Beds | ||
Financial Year of Deactivation | Location deactivated through enforcement | Location deactivated voluntarily | |
2016/2017 | 2,756 | 40,493 | 43,249 |
2017/2018 | 2,538 | 30,625 | 33,163 |
2018/2019 | 2,178 | 22,108 | 24,286 |
2019/2020 | 1,575 | 21,686 | 23,261 |
2020/2021 | 521 | 6,950 | 7,471 |
Total | 9568 | 121,862 | 131,430 |