Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the capacity available in care homes in Coventry for patients who are ready to leave hospital.

The number of care home beds in Coventry is currently 1,994 which has gone up from 1,889 in 2013.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) collect data on the number of beds in each care home. The list of all CQC registered locations (including care homes) is reported online at:

http://www.cqc.org.uk/content/how-get-and-re-use-cqc-information-and-data#directory

however, the data do not show occupancy rates.

The Department continues to monitor capacity and effectiveness of the market.