Information is available from the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) for the years from 2002-03, when the National Care Standards Commission began work. Prior to this, data on total numbers of homes were collected by local councils, but figures on numbers opening and closing are not held centrally.
CSCI has provided information on registrations and de-registrations of care homes, which is shown in the following table. The number of de-registrations exceeds the number of permanent closures because homes may deregister temporarily, for example, for refurbishment, on change of ownership or when a new manager is appointed. The numbers of permanent closures cannot be identified separately.
De-registrations New registrations 2002-03 2,443 1,916 2003-04 2,941 2,495 2004-05 1,811 1,374 2005-06 1,921 1,578 2006-07 1,681 1,456 2007-081 1,204 1,087 1 1 April 2007 to 4 March 2008. Source: CSCI registration and inspection database as at 4 March 2008.
Information is available from the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) for the years from 2002-03, when the National Care Standards Commission began work. Prior to this, data on total numbers of homes were collected by local councils, but information on numbers opening and closing is not held centrally.
CSCI has provided information on the numbers of new registrations and de-registrations of care homes, which are shown in the tables. The number of de-registrations exceeds the number of registrations because homes may de-register temporarily, for example, for refurbishment, on change of ownership or when a new manager is appointed. The numbers of permanent closures cannot be identified separately.
Financial year Number of registered places 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-082 10 or fewer 778 629 466 561 510 389 Between 10 and 20 306 471 263 285 267 199 Between 21 and 29 257 453 237 237 189 146 Between 30 and 50 459 801 304 336 269 231 Between 51 and 100 102 137 100 148 205 118 More than 100 14 4 4 11 16 4 Total 1,916 2,495 1,374 1,578 1,456 1,087 1 The number of registered places denotes the maximum capacity of the home, not the number of residents at any given time. 2 To 4 March 2008. Source: CSCI registration and inspection database as at 4 March 2008.
Financial year Number of registered places 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-081 10 or fewer 1,557 1,353 651 693 557 392 Between 10 and 20 443 631 432 408 354 262 Between 21 and 29 205 427 326 304 252 196 Between 30 and 50 193 438 351 400 337 271 Between 51 and 100 41 90 51 112 168 81 More than 100 4 2 4 13 2 Total 2,443 2,941 1,811 1,921 1,681 1,204 1 To 4 March 2008. Source: CSCI registration and inspection database as at 4 March 2008.