Care Homes
(asked on 10th February 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care (1) homes, and (2) beds, in England, broken down by region, are operated by (a) local authorities, (b) private firms, and (c) charities.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has provided information relating to care homes that fall within the Market Oversight scheme.
The following table shows Market Oversight CQC registered care home beds and locations, by region, as at 1 February 2020
Number of care home beds | |||
Region | For profit | Not for profit | Total |
East Midlands | 10,372 | 1,991 | 12,363 |
East of England | 13,626 | 3,173 | 16,799 |
London | 8,777 | 3,728 | 12,505 |
North East | 9,207 | 1,291 | 10,498 |
North West | 14,437 | 3,445 | 17,882 |
South East | 18,719 | 6,833 | 25,552 |
South West | 8,166 | 4,414 | 12,580 |
West Midlands | 10,785 | 3,897 | 14,682 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 9,788 | 3,281 | 13,069 |
Totals | 103,877 | 32,053 | 135,930 |
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Number of care home locations | |||
Region | For-profit | Not-for-profit | Total |
East Midlands | 276 | 70 | 346 |
East of England | 295 | 96 | 391 |
London | 201 | 110 | 311 |
North East | 198 | 37 | 235 |
North West | 280 | 94 | 374 |
South East | 492 | 223 | 715 |
South West | 242 | 135 | 377 |
West Midlands | 278 | 114 | 392 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 231 | 74 | 305 |
Totals | 2,493 | 953 | 3,446 |