Written question WQ97258
- Asked by
- Adam PricePlaid
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
Will the Cabinet Secretary outline how much of the older people care sector is a) in public ownership, b) in private ownership, or c) in charity or similar ownership, and the total amount of private profit made from this sector every year?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Children and Social Care
As part of the registration process under the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, the regulator, Care Inspectorate Wales, collects data relating to the governance structure of adult care services such as adult care homes, domiciliary care service providers and adult placement schemes. Below is the current position[1].
Provider Type
Care Home Service
Domiciliary Support Service
Adult Placement Scheme
Charitable Company
49
81
2
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
1
3
0
Charitable Trust
3
0
0
Individual Provider
27
4
0
Limited Company
812
644
0
Limited Liability Partnership
6
0
0
Local Authority
92
22
6
Local Health Board
1
1
0
Partnership
21
4
0
Other Corporate Body
14
7
0
Total
1026
766
8
Service providers are not required to report on their annual profits to the regulator.
[1] Data provided by Care Inspectorate Wales 5 September 2025