Residential care in the UK - statistics & facts

Elderly UK population projection 2020-2050 by age group

Resident population projection of people in the United Kingdom (UK) for 2020 to 2050, by age group* (in 1,000s)

Number of care homes in the UK 2022

Number of residential care homes and nursing homes in the United Kingdom in 2022

Residential care enterprises in England and the UK 2023, by care type

Number of enterprises specialized in residential care in England and the United Kingdom in 2023, by type of care

Number of adult care homes in England 2009-2021

Annual number of adult social care homes in England from 2009 to 2021, by type*

Care home occupancy in the UK 2006-2023

Care home occupancy rate in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2006 to 2023

Regional occupancy rate of care homes in the UK 2019-2020

Care home occupancy rate in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2019 to the second quarter of 2020, by region

Care home openings in Great Britain 2018-2020

Number of new elderly care home openings in Great Britain from 2018 to 2020

Care home operators with the most openings in the UK 2018-2021

Number of care home openings in the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2021, by care home operator

Care home operators with the most bed openings in the UK 2018-2021

Number of care home bed openings in the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2021, by care home operator

Regional care home costs in the UK in 2020, by type of care

Average costs of care homes across the United Kingdom (UK), from 2019 to 2020 (in GBP)

Care home and nursing home weekly costs in the UK 2012-2020

Average weekly costs of care homes and nursing homes in the United Kingdom (UK), from 2012 to 2020 (in GBP)

Weekly cost of HC-One care homes across the UK 2014-2020

Average weekly fee rate of care homes operated by HC-One in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2020 (in GBP)

Monthly CPI rate of domestic and home care services in the UK 2019-2024

Monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) rate of domestic services and home care services in the United Kingdom from March 2019 to January 2024

Care home funding sources in the UK 2023

Care home funding sources in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by share

Care homes privately funded in the UK 2021, by region

Share of care homes funded by private-pay in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by region

Care homes funded by local authorities in the UK 2021, by region

Share of care homes funded by local authorities in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by region

Care homes funded by the NHS in the UK 2021, by region

Share of care homes funded by the NHS in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by region

Nursing bed stock operated by largest care home operators in the United Kingdom 2019

Leading care home operators in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by number of beds

HC-One annual revenue worldwide 2016-2020

Global annual turnover of HC-One Limited from 2016 to 2020 (in million GBP)

Number of residents in HC-One care homes across the UK 2012-2020

Average number of residents in care homes operated by HC-One in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2020

Occupancy rate of HC-One care homes across the UK 2011-2020

Average annual occupancy rate of care homes operated by HC-One in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2020

Barchester Healthcare Ltd annual revenue 2015-2020

Global annual turnover of Barchester Healthcare Limited from 2015 to 2020 (in million GBP)

Overall rating of adult social care in England in 2023, by service type

Rating of adult social care in England as of August 2023, by service type

Quality level of care dispensed in care homes in the UK 2021

Quality level of care provided by care homes in the United Kingdom in 2021

Quality of care dispensed in HC-One care homes in the UK 2021

Quality level of care provided by HC-One care homes in the United Kingdom in 2021

Quality of care dispensed in Barchester care homes in the UK 2021

Quality level of care provided by Barchester care homes in the United Kingdom in 2021

Quality of care dispensed in Care UK care homes in the UK 2021

Quality level of care provided by Care UK care homes in the United Kingdom in 2021

Quality of care dispensed in Bupa care homes in the UK 2021

Quality level of care provided by Bupa care homes in the United Kingdom in 2021

Quality of care dispensed in Four Seasons care homes in the UK 2021

Quality level of care provided by Four Seasons care homes in the United Kingdom in 2021

Care home population in the UK 2022, by country

Number of people living in care homes in the United Kingdom in 2022, by country

Share of informal carers in the UK 2019-2020, by care recipient

Share of informal care providers in the United Kingdom in 2019/2020, by care recipient

Age of care recipients in the UK 2019-2020

Share of people receiving care in the United Kingdom in 2019/2020, by age

Frequency of care needed by care recipients in the UK 2019-2020

Distribution of people receiving care at least once a week in the United Kingdom in 2019/20, by frequency of care

Care homes workforce in the UK 2022, by country

Number of people working in care homes in the United Kingdom in 2022, by country

Workforce within care homes with nursing in England 2012-2022

Number of jobs in care homes with nursing in England from 2012 to 2022 (in thousands)

Workforce within care homes without nursing in England 2012-2022

Number of jobs in care homes without nursing in England from 2012 to 2022 (in thousands)

Workforce in domiciliary care services in England 2012-2022

Number of jobs in domiciliary care services in England from 2012 to 2022 (in thousands)

Employment in residential care in the UK 2022, by care type

Number of employees in residential care in the United Kingdom in 2022, by type of care

Number of informal carers in the UK 2008-2020

Number of informal care providers in the United Kingdom from 2008 to 2020 (in millions)

Age of informal carers in the UK 2019-2020

Share of people providing informal care in the United Kingdom in 2019/2020, by age group

Gender and economic status distribution of informal carers in the UK 2019-2020

Share of informal care providers in the United Kingdom in 2019/20, by gender and economic status

Weekly income of informal carers in the UK 2019-2020

Distribution of informal care providers in the United Kingdom in 2019/20, by net individual weekly income

PPE availability for health workers during the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK 2020

Current availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in the UK as of April 2020*

Weekly number of deaths in England and Wales in 2021, by place of occurrence

Weekly number of deaths in England and Wales from week ending March 13, 2020 to week ending August 27, 2021 by place of occurrence

Additional number of care home deaths in England and Wales 2020

Additional cumulative number of care home deaths in England and Wales in 2020 (compared with 2019)