PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Care Homes: Kent (2 February 2024)
Question Asked
Asked by:
Rosie Duffield (Independent)
Answer
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) publish the CQC Care Directory annually, which lists the number of care home registrations in the adult social care sector. This includes the number of care home beds, with or without nursing. The following table shows the number of CQC registered care home beds for Kent, on 1 January of each year from 2015 onwards:
Year | Registered Care Home Beds |
2015 | 15,198 |
2016 | 15,131 |
2017 | 14,406 |
2018 | 14,590 |
2019 | 14,431 |
2020 | 14,610 |
2021 | 14,586 |
2022 | 14,598 |
2023 | 14,543 |
2024 | 14,638 |
The following table shows the number of care home beds for Canterbury, on 1 January of each year from 2015 onwards:
Year | Registered Care Home Beds |
2015 | 943 |
2016 | 980 |
2017 | 973 |
2018 | 981 |
2019 | 1,020 |
2020 | 1,025 |
2021 | 1,007 |
2022 | 984 |
2023 | 976 |
2024 | 1,087 |
Note: This data is also from the CQC Care Directory but cross-referenced with postcode data to identify care home beds in Canterbury with or without nursing.
Answered by:
Helen Whately (Conservative)
7 February 2024
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