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Community Care Statistics 2004 Supported Residents (adults), England
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Last modified date:9 February 2007
This statistical bulletin provides information on residential and nursing care placements funded by Councils with Social Services Responsibilities (CSSRs), at 31 March 2004.
Findings
At 31 March, 2004
- Residents supported by Councils with Social Services Responsibilities
- The number of supported residents in CSSR residential, independent residential, nursing, other and unstaffed homes has decreased to 278,000, a fall of 6,200 (2%) on the previous year.
- Over half (59%) of supported residents were in independent residential care homes, 27% in independent nursing homes, 11% in CSSR staffed homes.
- 78% of all supported residents were aged 65 or more.
- In 2003-04 there were 85,400 permanent admissions and 276,400 temporary admissions.
- 1,300 or 1% of permanent admissions during 2003-04 related to residents who had been using the Boyd Loophole.
DH has discovered an error in the internet publication Community Care Statistics 2004 Supported Residents (Adults), England, originally published on 29 October 2004. We have corrected the errors found in Table S9; details of the error can be obtained on request from the contacts mentioned below.
Further information
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Media Centre
Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London SW1A 2NS.
020 7210 5221
For further details about the statistics in this bulletin contact:
Kate Anderson
Statistics Division SD3B
Room 452C
Department of Health
Skipton House
80 London Road
London SE1 6LH.
020 7972 5582/5600
Fax: 020 7972 5660
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