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<p>Data published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) can be used to calculate the
net change in the number of nursing and residential homes. The data are summarised
in the following tables.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Residential
homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Start of year</p></td><td><p>End of
year</p></td><td><p>Net change during the year</p></td><td><p>% net change during
the year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>12,472</p></td><td><p>12,191</p></td><td><p>-281</p></td><td><p>-2.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>12,191</p></td><td><p>11,968</p></td><td><p>-223</p></td><td><p>-1.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>11,968</p></td><td><p>11,615</p></td><td><p>-353</p></td><td><p>-2.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Nursing homes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Start
of year</p></td><td><p>End of year</p></td><td><p>Net change during the year</p></td><td><p>%
net change during the year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>4,716</p></td><td><p>4,648</p></td><td><p>-68</p></td><td><p>-1.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4,648</p></td><td><p>4,513</p></td><td><p>-135</p></td><td><p>-2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4,513</p></td><td><p>4,489</p></td><td><p>-24</p></td><td><p>-0.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes: We have classified homes that are registered for both residential and
nursing care as nursing homes.</p><p> </p><p>Data published by the CQC can be used
to calculate the net change in the number of nursing and residential beds. The data
are summarised in the following tables.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Residential
beds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Start of year</p></td><td><p>End of
year</p></td><td><p>Net change during the year</p></td><td><p>% net change during
the year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>240,767</p></td><td><p>237,769</p></td><td><p>-2,998</p></td><td><p>-1.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>237,769</p></td><td><p>239,118</p></td><td><p>1,349</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>239,118</p></td><td><p>237,229</p></td><td><p>-1,889</p></td><td><p>-0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Nursing beds</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Start
of year</p></td><td><p>End of year</p></td><td><p>Net change during the year</p></td><td><p>%
net change during the year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>224,665</p></td><td><p>224,024</p></td><td><p>-641</p></td><td><p>-0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>224,024</p></td><td><p>221,205</p></td><td><p>-2,819</p></td><td><p>-1.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>221,205</p></td><td><p>222,416</p></td><td><p>1,211</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes: We have classified homes that are registered for both residential and
nursing care as nursing homes. The CQC data do not show the split of nursing and residential
beds in such homes.</p>
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