Elderly Care Home Placements

Please provide the following information:

The number of adults aged 65+ funded by the local authority in an elderly care home in a;

    1. Residential placement
    2. Residential dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placement
    3. Nursing placement
    4. Nursing dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placement

For each category, please provide data for the last five years (i.e. 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22).

2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
a. Residential placement 1,754 1,743 1,794 1,767 1,733
b. Residential dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placement
c. Nursing placement 485 505 516 507 603
d. Nursing dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placement

The average (mean) fees paid by the local authority (excluding top-ups) for elderly care home placements for;

    1. Residential placements
    2. Residential dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements
    3. Nursing placements
    4. Nursing dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements

For each category, please provide data for the current year and the last five years (i.e. 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22).

2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
a. Residential placement  £566.16  £622.74  £685.66 £758.36  £874.39
b. Residential dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placement
c. Nursing placement  £625.27  £711.72  £797.11 £893.92  £1,130.73
d. Nursing dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placement

Are the nursing fees inclusive of Funded Nursing Care (FNC)?

No

The annual fee uplift the local authority awarded to providers for elderly care home placements for;

    1. Residential placements
    2. Residential dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements
    3. Nursing placements
    4. Nursing dementia/Elderly Mentally Impaired (EMI) placements

For each category, please provide data for the current year and the last five years (i.e. 2022/23 and 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22).

2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
Residential placement – Non Banded 3.78% 4.21% 2.21% 6.01%
Residential  placement – Personalised Fee 5.65% 6.24% 2.35% 7.21%
Residential  placement -Standard 3.60% 3.90%
Residential  placement -Enhanced 3.00% 3.70%
Nursing placement- Non Banded 3.78% 4.21% 2.21% 6.01%
Nursing placement – Personalised Fee 5.65% 6.24% 2.35% 7.21%
Nursing  placement -Standard 3.00% 3.40%
Nursing  placement -Enhanced 3.20% 3.60%