AQW 19513/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 26/05/2021
Answered On Date: 08/06/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of care home residents; (ii) the number who make personal financial contributions to their care; and (iii) the number who pay top up fees, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.

Answer:

The table below refers. The figures quoted have been provided by each Trust as at 31 March 2021, however it should be noted that these are approximate and some may exclude:-

Private funders who pay care homes directly and do not receive any financial assistance from the Trust;

Those whose top-up is paid directly to the home.

To provide this information would require an extensive manual exercise.

TRUST	Number of Residents	Number of clients who make a financial contribution	Number of clients with a 3rd party top-up
Belfast	2545	2,498	527
Northern	3367	2987	846
South Eastern	2362	2137	476
Southern	2068	2059	164
Western	1,701	1662	444