Summary

This analysis will provide an overview of the numbers and characteristics of care home residents and how they may have changed since over time.

Publications

• Older people living in care homes in 2021 and changes since 2011

  Characteristics of the population aged 65 years and over living in a care home in 2021 including health, disability, ethnicity, and main language, and changes since 2011.

Data

• Older people living in care homes and changes over time, England and Wales, Census 2021

  This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents aged 65 years and over living in a care home in England and Wales. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

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About the data

This release includes data from Census 2021.