On 19 May 2021, I responded to an oral question about insurance and indemnity arrangements for care homes.
In my responses to Baroness Wheeler and Baroness Walmsley, I referred both to CQC data “from the insurance industry” and CQC data indicating “pressures are being felt by the insurance industry”.
I would like to clarify that the CQC does not hold, or collect, data directly pertaining to the insurance industry.
Rather, I was referring to CQC registration data, which show that, despite pressures being felt by care providers, including those stemming from the contraction of the adult social care insurance market, this has not translated into significant changes in capacity or service closures.
In my response to Baroness Wheeler, I said that “the number of patients has in fact increased from 457,000 to 458,000”.
I would like to clarify that this is the number of CQC-registered care home beds, rather than care home residents.
Finally, in response to Baroness Tyler, I noted that “we have given £6 billion to local authorities to support care homes.”
I would like to clarify that this represents funding committed to local authorities through un-ringfenced grants to tackle the impact of COVID-19 across their services, which includes, but is not limited to, adult social care.
This sits alongside the £2 billion in specific funding for adult social care that the Government has made available throughout the pandemic.