Care Homes: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of care homes for (a) younger adults and (b) older people met or exceeded (i) National Minimum Standard 8, (ii) National Minimum Standard 15 and (iii) both standards in each year since 2002-03. (295609)

We are informed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that the percentages of care homes meeting or exceeding the requested national minimum standards in each year between 2002-03 and 2008-09—the latest year for which information is available—were as shown in the following tables.

*Percentages of services meeting or exceeding individual national minimum standards (NMS)—care homes for younger adults—since 2002-03*
NMS	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
8. Participation	65	82	89	90	90	91	91
15. Relationships	91	95	97	98	98	98	98
Both standards met or exceeded	61	76	84	82	79	78	76
Note: Percentages are based on the most recent score for each standard as at 31 March in each year. The year shown is not necessarily the year of inspection; not every standard is inspected every year and not every service is inspected annually. Source: CQC database

*Percentages of services meeting or exceeding individual national minimum standards (NMS)—care homes for older people—since 2002-03*
NMS	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
8. Healthcare	73	78	78	78	79	83	86
15. Meals and mealtimes	78	82	84	85	86	88	89
Both standards met or exceeded	62	67	70	69	71	76	79
Note: Percentages are based on the most recent score for each standard as at 31 March in each year. The year shown is not necessarily the year of inspection; not every standard is inspected every year and not every service is inspected annually. Source: CQC database

Volume 498: debated on Tuesday 27 October 2009