(2)how much his Department spent (a) in total and (b) per bed provided on social care home facilities in Shropshire in (i) 2005-06 and (ii) 2006-07; and what spending has been forecast for 2007-08.
The Department does not directly fund places in care homes, with the exception of people receiving continuing care, whose care is funded by the national health service. Information on the numbers of people receiving NHS funded continuing care and nursing care in England is only available from 2003 onwards. This is shown in the following tables. Separate figures for Shropshire are not available.
Number 2003 58,751 2004 119,081 2005 125,573 2006 117,939 2007 123,452
Number 2003 17,019 2004 19,723 2005 20,842 2006 25,008 2007 30,975
Care may be funded in a variety of ways. Depending on their financial circumstances, residents may pay for their own care, or be partly or wholly supported by local council social services, or organisations such as charities or previous employers. Local council social services pay for care using funding allocations they receive from the Department for Communities and Local Government.
The following tables show the information for the number of supported residents aged 18 and over funded wholly or in part by local council social services and the gross expenditure for 1997, 2000, and 2005 in England and Shropshire.
Rounded numbers 1997 2000 20052 England 241,900 267,500 266,200 Shropshire1 2,300 2,500 2,300 Of which: Shropshire (remaining) — 1,600 1,600 Telford and the Wrekin — 900 700 1 From 2000 onwards, Shropshire council was split into Shropshire and Telford and the Wrekin. Figures have been provided on a consistent basis for comparison. 2 The 2005 information includes clients formerly in receipt of preserved rights and Boyd loophole residents.
£ thousands 1997-98 2000-01 2005-06 England 4,086,300 5,124,500 7,042,900 Shropshire1 34,700 41,400 52,800 Of which: Shropshire (remaining) — 27,000 36,700 Telford and the Wrekin — 14,400 16,200 1 From 2000 onwards, Shropshire council was split into Shropshire and Telford and the Wrekin. Figures have been provided on a consistent basis for comparison.
The cost per person per week for adults staying in residential care during 2005-06 in Shropshire was £424.
Information for 2006-07 and 2007-08 is not yet available and forecasts are not made.
Information about the numbers of children in care homes is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families.