AQW 16065/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health (i) how many; and (ii) what share of care home residents have care partners, as of 1 March 2021.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 9 March 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 9 March 2021
- Answer due by
- 25 March 2021
- Answered
- 24 March 202115 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Up to and including 15th March 2021, 269 care homes across Northern Ireland reported they have implemented the care partner scheme with at least one care partner and that care partner arrangements were in place for 1771 individuals in their services.
It is important to note the data reported above is received through care homes self-reporting to RQIA. Additional work is being carried out to validate the data on care partner arrangements to ensure its accuracy.
Other homes may be either working towards implementing the scheme and are being supported to do so, or have not had any requests from family members/carers to do so.