Care Homes
(asked on 5th June 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many residential care homes there were in England in (1) 1997, (2) 2007, and (3) 2017.
The number of residential care home beds and care homes data in 1997 is not held centrally. Available data shows that between 2007 and 2017 the total number of beds in care homes remains broadly static whilst over the same period the number of care homes has gone down. However, high quality care also includes domiciliary care which increased by 57% since 2010 for those people aged 65 and over who are cared for through local authority support in their own home.
The following tables show residential care home beds and care homes numbers in England for 2007 and 2017.
England | 31 March 2007 | 3 April 2017 |
Beds in Residential Homes | 265,539 | 238,684 |
Beds in Nursing Homes | 182,920 | 221,110 |
Beds in Non-Medical Care Homes | 298 | N/A |
Total care home beds | 448,757 | 459,794 |
England | 31 March 2007 | 3 April 2017 |
Residential Homes | 14,572 | 11,890 |
Nursing Homes | 4,119 | 4,502 |
Non-Medical Care Homes | 18 | N/A |
Total care homes | 18,709 | 16,392 |
Sources: Commission for Social Care Inspection (2007), Care Quality Commission Care Directory With Filters.
Note:
Care homes that offer beds with nursing and beds without nursing are classified as nursing homes.