The NHS Information Centre for health and social care collects and publishes information on the number of people receiving local authority funded social care in a domiciliary or residential setting in England.
Information is collected from councils with adult social services responsibilities (CASSRs). Data are not collected centrally at constituency level.
The following tables show the number of individuals in England aged 65 and over who received domiciliary or residential care funded wholly or in part by councils with adult social services responsibilities as at 31 March of each year.
Rounded numbers 2004 2005 2006 Councils with social services responsibilities Domiciliary care1 Residential care2, 3 Domiciliary care1 Residential care2, 3 Domiciliary care1 Residential care2, 3 England 5— 213,100 641,900 204,600 652,200 199,300 North East 5— 15,000 44,400 14,350 45,550 14,300 Darlington 5— 585 1,425 625 1,410 625 Hartlepool 5— 550 1,765 505 1,820 490 Middlesbrough 5— 725 3,130 670 3,085 645 Redcar and Cleveland 5— 855 2,175 740 2,665 660 Stockton on Tees 5— 1,045 2,590 1,050 2,775 1,035
2007 20081 Councils with social services responsibilities Domiciliary care1 Residential care2, 3 Domiciliary care1 Residential care2, 3 England 646,500 190,300 661,400 182,200 North East 47,850 13,200 45,750 12,650 Darlington 1,385 530 1,415 590 Hartlepool 1,790 460 1,815 440 Middlesbrough 2,950 630 3,050 655 Redcar and Cleveland 2,495 680 2,675 680 Stockton on Tees 2,805 960 2,885 855 1 Data for 2007-08 is provisional. 2 Excludes other unstaffed homes and adult placements. 3 Data includes clients formerly in receipt of preserved rights. 4 Data includes Boyd loophole residents. 5 Not available. Guidance was restated for 2004-05 referrals, assessments and packages of care (RAP) collection and data are not comparable. Source: RAP form P2s & SR1 form Table S4