Residential and Nursing Care Market Position Statement 2025 - 2040 - New admissions to residential and nursing care

New admissions to residential and nursing care 2023/2024 and up to the end of June 2024 

• In 2023/2024 there were 374 new admissions into permanent residential and nursing care
• This was a 13.7% increase on the 329 new admissions in 2022/23
• In terms of younger adults in bed-based care 18-64, there were 28 new admissions amongst this age group in 2023/24 comprising the highest number since 2015/16
• Of the 28 admissions, 20 were from a community setting and 8 from hospital. Some of the trigger events for these admissions were as follows; deterioration of mental state – 6, carer breakdown – 6, change in need – 5, falls – 2, health problem – 2, end of short stay placement – 3, end of Continuing Health Care (CHC) funding – 2, prison release – 1, transition to adulthood – 1
• In terms of older people age 65+, there were 346 new admissions within this age bracket in 2023/24, of which 188 were from a community setting and 158 from hospital
• The trigger events for these admissions were as follows: fall – 65, deterioration of mental state – 33, health problem – 33, change in need – 12, discharge from mental health hospital – 6, safety concerns – 4, depletion of funds - 2, carer breakdown – 2 and end of CHC funding – 1
• The number of new admissions seen in the over 65s in 2023/24 was 14.6% higher than the 302 new admissions in 2022/23
• In 2024/25 January to the end of June, there have been less new placements. There were 165 new admissions into permanent residential and nursing care, 19 fewer than the 184 made at the equivalent point in 2023/24
• 13 of these admissions involved individuals aged 18-64 (3 fewer than the equivalent point in 2023/24) and 152 involve individuals aged 65+ (16 fewer than at the equivalent point in 2023/24). The top three reasons for residential and nursing admission were: health issues (36 placements), falls (35 placements) depleted funds (27 placements).  

Main recorded reasons for people coming into residential and nursing care (Mosaic data)