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Residential care in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report on residential care in the UK

This report provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning residential care in the United Kingdom. Find the most up-to-date data on care homes and nursing homes across the UK, such as recent care home openings, costs, funding, leading care home operators, quality of care, as well as data on caregivers and care recipients. In addition, this report provides data on residential care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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 2023
  • 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 2006-2025
  • Premium Statistic Regional occupancy rate of care homes in the UK 2019-2020

Care home openings

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  • Premium Statistic Care home openings in Great Britain 2018-2020
  • Premium Statistic Care home operators with the most openings in the UK 2018-2021
  • Premium Statistic Care home operators with the most bed openings in the UK 2018-2021

Costs

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  • Premium Statistic Residential and nursing care costs in the UK in 2025, by region and 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 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Monthly CPI rate of domestic and home care services in the UK 2019-2024

Funding

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  • Premium Statistic Care home funding sources in the UK 2025
  • Premium Statistic Care homes privately funded in the UK 2021, by region
  • Premium Statistic Care homes funded by local authorities in the UK 2021, by region
  • Premium Statistic Care homes funded by the NHS in the UK 2021, by region

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 2016-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of residents in HC-One care homes across the UK 2012-2023
  • Premium Statistic Occupancy rate of HC-One care homes across the UK 2011-2023
  • 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 2025, 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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  • Basic Statistic Care home population in the UK 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Share of informal carers in the UK 2022-2023, by care recipient
  • Premium Statistic Age of care recipients in the UK 2022-2023
  • Premium Statistic Frequency of care needed by care recipients in the UK 2022-2023

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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  • Premium Statistic Number of informal carers in the UK 2008-2023
  • Premium Statistic Age of informal carers in the UK 2022-2023
  • Premium Statistic Gender and economic status distribution of informal carers in the UK 2022-2023
  • Premium Statistic Weekly income of informal carers in the UK 2022-2023

COVID-19

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  • Basic Statistic PPE availability for health workers during the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK 2020
  • Basic Statistic Weekly number of deaths in England and Wales in 2021, by place of occurrence
  • Basic Statistic Additional number of care home deaths in England and Wales 2020
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