In 2022, there were a total of over 17 thousand care homes across the United Kingdom. In the UK, roughly 70 percent of care homes are residential care homes with nursing homes accounted for three in ten care homes.
Number of residential care homes and nursing homes in the United Kingdom in 2022
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Other statistics that may interest you Residential care in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Elderly UK population projection 2020-2050 by age group
- Premium Statistic Number of care homes in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Residential care enterprises in England and the UK 2023, by care type
- Basic Statistic Number of adult care homes in England 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Care home occupancy in the UK 2006-2023
- Premium Statistic Regional occupancy rate of care homes in the UK 2019-2020
Care home openings
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Costs
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- Premium Statistic Regional care home costs in the UK in 2020, by type of care
- Premium Statistic Care home and nursing home weekly costs in the UK 2012-2020
- Premium Statistic Weekly cost of HC-One care homes across the UK 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Monthly CPI rate of domestic and home care services in the UK 2019-2024
Funding
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Care homes operators
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- Premium Statistic Nursing bed stock operated by largest care home operators in the United Kingdom 2019
- Premium Statistic HC-One annual revenue worldwide 2016-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of residents in HC-One care homes across the UK 2012-2020
- Premium Statistic Occupancy rate of HC-One care homes across the UK 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Barchester Healthcare Ltd annual revenue 2015-2020
Quality of care
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- Premium Statistic Overall rating of adult social care in England in 2023, by service type
- Premium Statistic Quality level of care dispensed in care homes in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic Quality of care dispensed in HC-One care homes in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic Quality of care dispensed in Barchester care homes in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic Quality of care dispensed in Care UK care homes in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic Quality of care dispensed in Bupa care homes in the UK 2021
- Premium Statistic Quality of care dispensed in Four Seasons care homes in the UK 2021
Care recipients
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Caregivers
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- Premium Statistic Care homes workforce in the UK 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Workforce within care homes with nursing in England 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Workforce within care homes without nursing in England 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Workforce in domiciliary care services in England 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Employment in residential care in the UK 2022, by care type
Informal caregivers
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COVID-19
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Further related statistics
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- Number of residential care facilities in Australia FY 2014-2018
- England: number of beds in nursing and residential homes 2015-2020
- Number of residents in long-term care home in Norway 2013-2022
- Distribution of direct care workers in the U.S. in 2017, by age
- Subsidy for establishing nursing homes for elderly in China 2011, by province
- Employment in residential nursing care activities in the United Kingdom 2008-2019
- Residential nursing care activities: net capital expenditure in the UK 2008-2021
- Length of stay of residents of EHPAD France 2015, by category of institution
- Length of stay of women in EHPAD France 2015, by category of institution
- Distribution of residents in nursing homes by age and level of dependency France 2015
- Number of staff working at welfare institutions for elderly in China 2009-2013
- Percentage of beds occupied in nursing homes in the U.S. 2010-2014
- Need for assistance among residential care residents U.S. 2016, by community size
- Share of nursing home residents U.S. 2011-2014, by cognitive impairment
- Industry revenue of “other residential care activities“ in the United Kingdom 2012-2025
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- England: number of beds in nursing and residential homes 2015-2020
- Number of residents in long-term care home in Norway 2013-2022
- Distribution of direct care workers in the U.S. in 2017, by age
- Subsidy for establishing nursing homes for elderly in China 2011, by province
- Employment in residential nursing care activities in the United Kingdom 2008-2019
- Residential nursing care activities: net capital expenditure in the UK 2008-2021
- Length of stay of residents of EHPAD France 2015, by category of institution
- Length of stay of women in EHPAD France 2015, by category of institution
- Distribution of residents in nursing homes by age and level of dependency France 2015
- Number of staff working at welfare institutions for elderly in China 2009-2013
- Percentage of beds occupied in nursing homes in the U.S. 2010-2014
- Need for assistance among residential care residents U.S. 2016, by community size
- Share of nursing home residents U.S. 2011-2014, by cognitive impairment
- Industry revenue of “other residential care activities“ in the United Kingdom 2012-2025
Carehome.co.uk. (September 19, 2023). Number of residential care homes and nursing homes in the United Kingdom in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236800/residential-care-homes-and-nursing-homes-in-the-united-kingdom/
Carehome.co.uk. "Number of residential care homes and nursing homes in the United Kingdom in 2022." Chart. September 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236800/residential-care-homes-and-nursing-homes-in-the-united-kingdom/
Carehome.co.uk. (2023). Number of residential care homes and nursing homes in the United Kingdom in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236800/residential-care-homes-and-nursing-homes-in-the-united-kingdom/
Carehome.co.uk. "Number of Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes in The United Kingdom in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236800/residential-care-homes-and-nursing-homes-in-the-united-kingdom/
Carehome.co.uk, Number of residential care homes and nursing homes in the United Kingdom in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236800/residential-care-homes-and-nursing-homes-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Number of residential care homes and nursing homes in the United Kingdom in 2022 [Graph], Carehome.co.uk, September 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236800/residential-care-homes-and-nursing-homes-in-the-united-kingdom/