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Dept of Health

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Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) residential, (b) nursing and (c) elderly mentally infirm (i) homes and (ii) places were available in London in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (A) local authority, (B) private sector and (C) charity and voluntary providers; and what percentage of capacity in each sector was used in each year. [212368] Dr. Ladyman: Tables 1 and 2 show the number of residential and nursing homes and places in London at 31 March for the years 1993 to 2001 by sector. Tables 3 and 4 show the number of homes and places in care homes for elderly mentally infirm people. Data is not available for the percentage of capacity used each year. I understand from the Chair of the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) that figures for later years were collected by the National Care Standards Commission, and now CSCI, but comparable details are not available. Table 1: Number of care homes in London, by type of accommodation: 31 March 1993-2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Residential homes Nursing homes1 Local authority Voluntary Private Small 2 Independent 1993 390 580 490 n/a 330 1994 360 580 510 370 400 1995 350 610 530 490 400 1996 350 640 540 570 350 1997 300 730 590 600 370 1998 300 710 610 640 520 1999 270 740 600 630 550 2000 270 740 590 630 550 2001 240 750 560 690 550 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a=Not available. 1 Includes dual registered homes. 2 Independent registered care homes with less than four places; required to register from 1 April 1993. Sources: Department of Health forms RA part A, RAC5, KO36 and RH(N) part A. Table 2: Number of care home places in London, by type of accommodation: 31 March 1993-2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Residential homes Nursing homes1 Local authority Voluntary Private Small 2 Dual registered Independent 3 1993 11,830 9,410 7,910 n/a 1,020 11,310 1994 10,870 9,030 8,080 900 1,300 12,540 1995 9,980 9,250 8,310 1,200 1,180 12,720 1996 9,470 9,230 8,460 1,390 1,280 10,690 1997 8,170 9,960 9,390 1,490 960 12,390 1998 7,740 9,620 9,530 1,660 1,650 17,750 1999 6,690 10,010 9,360 1,550 1,900 18,260 2000 6,350 10,460 9,310 1,520 2,490 18,290 2001 5,410 10,640 9,160 1,700 2,440 18,080 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a=Not available. 1 Includes nursing places in dual registered homes. 2 Independent registered care homes with less than four places; required to register from 1 April 1993. 3 Residential places in dual registered homes. Sources: Department of Health forms RA part A, RAC5, KO36 and RH(N) part A. Table 3: Number of elderly mentally infirm1 homes in London, by type of accommodation: 31 March 1993-2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Dual Local authority Voluntary Private Dual registered Small 3 Nursing 2 1993 10 4-- 20 0 n/a n/a 1994 10 4-- 10 0 n/a n/a 1995 10 4-- 10 0 n/a n/a 1996 20 4-- 10 0 n/a n/a 1997 20 10 20 10 30 n/a 1998 20 30 50 10 20 n/a 1999 10 20 20 4-- 20 n/a 2000 20 10 30 10 10 n/a 2001 10 10 30 10 40 n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a=Not available. 1 Homes that cater primarily for elderly mentally infirm people. 2 Homes that have registered for both residential and nursing care. 3 Independent registered care homes with less than four places; required to register from 1 April 1993. 4 Five or less. Sources: Department of Health forms RA part A and RAC5. Table 4: Number of elderly mentally infirm1 home places in London, by type of accommodation: 31 March 1993-2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Dual Local authority Voluntary Private Dual registered Small 3 Nursing 2 1993 410 90 360 n/a n/a n/a 1994 400 70 280 n/a n/a n/a 1995 400 120 270 n/a n/a n/a 1996 430 140 290 n/a n/a n/a 1997 690 280 390 150 100 n/a 1998 620 880 890 190 60 n/a 1999 440 430 560 110 40 n/a 2000 560 310 630 260 40 n/a 2001 530 270 670 270 110 n/a _________________________________________________________________________________________________. n/a=Not available. 1 Homes that cater primarily for elderly mentally infirm people. 2 Residential places in homes registered for both residential and nursing care. 3 Independent registered care homes with less than four places; required to register from 1 April 1993. Sources: Department of Health forms RA part A and RAC5.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

431 c1982-4W;431 c1974-6W; 212368

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Care homes Charities Greater London Local government Mental illness Private sector Older people Voluntary organisations

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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