State of social care: facts and figures

Here are some facts and figures from our State of social care 2005-06 report. For more detail read the full report and appendices.

• Key facts and figures 2006
• Number of services and places
• Overall performance

Key facts and figures 2006

• 2 million people used care services provided by councils or commissioned on their behalf from independent and voluntary organisations.
• People assessed by their councils contributed around £2 billion in charges for their residential and community charges. Other people paid directly for their own services.
• Direct payments have doubled since 2004
• Residential services for older people are now meeting 79% of standards compared with 59% in 2003
• Residential children’s homes are now meeting 80% of standards, compared with 58% in 2003
• Only 77% of care homes meet standards for managing medication safely and recruitment practices
• 33% of children’s homes do not meet the standards for health, safety, security and the adequacy of staff

Number of services and places

Registered services for adults 2006

Adults' and older people's services registered as at 31 March 2006

Registered services for children 2006

Children's services registered as at 31 March 2006

Overall performance

Adults' services 2006

Average percentage of national minimum standards met by adults' services as at 31 March 2006

Children's services 2006

Average percentage of national minimum standards met by children's services as at 31 March 2006