AQW 51429/11-16 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for his assessment of the spare capacity within (i) private; and (ii) statutory care homes since January 2015.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 25 November 2015
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 25 November 2015
- Answer due by
- 10 December 2015
- Answered
- 2 February 201669 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Health and Social Care Board monitors the residential and nursing home vacancy position on a six monthly basis. The vacancy position in the two most recent reports for independent and statutory sector beds across all programmes of care is set out in the table below:
| Trust declared vacancies | Statutory sector vacancies | Independent sector vacancies | Total |
| 31March 2015 | 128 | 849 | 977 |
| 30 September 2015 | 154 | 657 | 811 |