care homes financed by local authorities are more common. Indeed, local authorities or private pay are the most common financing sources for care homes across the UK.
In 2021, 12 percent of care homes in the United Kingdom derived their funding from the NHS. However, there are regional differences in terms of care home funding sources. In 2021, for instance, 16.5 percent of care homes in Wales were funded by the NHS, whereas no care homes were funded by the NHS in Northern Ireland, where Share of care homes funded by the NHS in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by region
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Overview
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Care home openings
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Costs
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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
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Quality of care
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- Premium Statistic Overall rating of adult social care in England in 2023, by service type
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Care recipients
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Caregivers
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- Premium Statistic Care homes workforce in the UK 2022, by country
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Informal caregivers
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COVID-19
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Statista. "Share of Care Homes Funded by The Nhs in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232498/care-home-regional-nhs-funding-source-in-the-uk/
Statista, Share of care homes funded by the NHS in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232498/care-home-regional-nhs-funding-source-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Share of care homes funded by the NHS in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by region [Graph], Statista, November 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1232498/care-home-regional-nhs-funding-source-in-the-uk/