Estimates of the number of people living in sheltered accommodation in England for each year from 1997-98 to 2007-08 are provided in Table 1. These estimates are based on data from the Survey of English Housing.
Number 1997-98 630,000 1998-99 590,000 1999-2000 650,000 2000-01 560,000 2001-02 570,000 2002-03 500,000 2003-04 530,000 2004-05 520,000 2005-06 610,000 2006-07 570,000 2007-08 610,000 Source: Survey of English Housing.
Communities and Local Government does not collect data on the number of people in care homes. Data on the number of adults (aged 18 and over) in local authority funded residential and nursing care are collected and published by the NHS Information Centre for health and social care.
Data on the number of self-funded residents or residents supported by means other than support by Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) are not collected centrally.
Table 2 shows the numbers of adults aged 18 and over in local authority funded residential and nursing care as at 31 March for the years 1997 to 2009. The data for 2009 are provisional; final data are expected to be published in spring 2010.
Year (at 31 March) Total of all supported residents, England 1997 242,100 1998 255,500 1999 260,700 2000 265,400 2001 261,800 2002 264,800 20032 284,100 20042, 3 278,000 20052, 3 266,200 20062, 3 259,200 20072, 3 250,200 20082, 3 239,100 20092, 3, 4 233,900 1 This includes social care funded clients in voluntary and private registered residential, general and mental health nursing homes, unstaffed homes and adult placements. 2 Includes clients formerly in receipt of preserved rights. 3 Includes Boyd loophole residents. 4 Data for 2009 are provisional and sourced from the Adult Social Care—Combined Activity Return (ASC-CAR). Sources: 1. Supported Residents (SR)1 Table S1. 2. ASC-CAR Table S1.