Residential and Nursing Care Market Position Statement 2025 - 2040 - Occupancy levels
Care Home Occupancy Levels
- The average estimated occupancy of Walsall care homes was 81.4% ) (November 2024)
- There were an estimated 15 care homes in Walsall under this average occupancy level at this time
- Occupancy levels had gone up by February 2025 to an estimated 83.4%
- Occupancy is critical in the sustainability of bed-based provision.
- In determining supply needed into the future in the Borough against demand projections, this current underutilised bed base will be taken into account in terms of new net growth needed in the Borough through to 2040. Length of Stay in Care Homes
Length of Stay in Care Homes
- Lengths of stay in older people bed-based care in Walsall are shown in the table below in terms of the % of each length of stay by bed- based type and age.
Under 65s Length of Stay in Nursing and Residential Care
| Period | Residential | Nursing |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 1 year | 16.3% | 21.3% |
| 1-2 years | 21.4% | 23.4% |
| 2-3 years | 12.2% | 10.6% |
| 3-4 years | 9.2% | 0% |
| 4-5 years | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| 5-6 years | 4% | 8.5% |
| 6-7 years | 0% | 6.3% |
| 7-8 years | 1% | 6.3% |
| 8-9 years | 2% | 2.1% |
| 9-10 years | 2% | 0% |
| 10 + years | 26.5% | 14.9% |
Over 65s Length of Stay in Nursing and Residential Care
| Period | Residential | Nursing |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 1 year | 32.8% | 33.2% |
| 1-2 years | 26.6% | 23.44% |
| 2-3 years | 11.7% | 13.7% |
| 3-4 years | 8.8% | 6% |
| 4-5 years | 4.6% | 5% |
| 5-6 years | 4.9% | 4.3% |
| 6-7 years | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| 7-8 years | 2.6% | 3% |
| 8-9 years | 6.6% | 0.67% |
| 9-10 years | 2.6% | 0.67% |
| 10 + years | 3.3% | 6.4% |
The length of stay of a client in care homes has implications for council budgets and spend for clients and assists providers with strategic planning. The average length of stay nationally in residential care is two-years and two-months, and for nursing care just under a year.
The table below shows the average ended placements per month:
| Average Ended Placements Per Month - (Residential) - Under 65 | 2 |
| Average Ended Placements Per Month - (Residential) - 65 Plus | 9 |
| Average Ended Placements Per Month - (Nursing) - Under 65 | 0 |
| Average Ended Placements Per Month - (Nursing) - 65 Plus | 3 |