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Care Homes

Volume 474: debated on Monday 31 March 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many care homes have been (a) opened and (b) closed in each of the last 10 years. (195810)

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.

Number of new registrations and de-registrations of care homes by year

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.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many care homes with (a) 10 or fewer, (b) between 10 and 20, (c) between 30 and 50, (d) between 50 and 100 and (e) more than 100 residents have (i) opened and (ii) closed in each of the last 10 years. (196564)

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.

Number of new registrations of care homes by financial year and number of registered places1

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.

Number of de-registrations of care homes by financial year and number of registered places

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.