Written question asked by Lord Pendry (Labour) on Monday, 6 July 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 July 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Monday, 27 July 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Care Homes: Closures
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how many care homes have closed as a result of cuts to local authority budgets.
- Answer
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We do not hold data nationally on reasons for care home closures.
Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are required to shape their local market to ensure that they are sustainable, diverse and offer high quality care and support for people in their local area. The Care Act places a duty on local authorities to ensure that people continue to receive the services they need if their adult social care provider is no longer able to carry on delivering services. As in any market there are entries and exits of care providers, however the number of overall care home beds has remained broadly constant over the last 10 years from 460,664 beds in 2010 to 457,847 beds, as of June 2020.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL6507
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Care homes Closures Finance Local government
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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