We were informed by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) that the total numbers of residential care homes and places, as at 10 September 2008, were as shown in the following table. It should be noted that the figures shown are the total number of registered homes and places on the date shown. Information on occupancy levels and vacancy rates in care homes is not collected centrally.
Area All care homes Registered places England 18,464 450,210 London 1,978 39,916 Bexley 36 1,069 Source: CSCI registration and inspection database