FOI2026/2036

Please provide any information held by GMICB showing trends over time in the end-of-life and palliative care needs of residents in residential care homes within Greater Manchester.

In particular, please provide, for each year available:

1. The number of residential care home residents recorded as receiving palliative or end-of-life care.
2. The number of deaths occurring in residential care homes.
3. Any reports, audits, analyses or reviews held regarding:

o       increasing acuity of care home residents;

o       end-of-life care within residential care homes; or

o       changes in healthcare demand arising from care home residents.

If some of this information is not held, please provide any equivalent data that may assist in assessing whether the proportion of care home residents requiring palliative or end-of-life care has changed over time.

We have searched the information held by GMICB in relation to the specific information requested.

1. The number of residential care home residents recorded as receiving palliative or end-of-life care, for each year available

GMICB does not hold information in a format that identifies the number of residential care home residents recorded as receiving palliative or end-of-life care on an annual basis. We are therefore unable to provide this information.

2. The number of deaths occurring in residential care homes, for each year available

GMICB does not hold data that distinguishes deaths occurring in residential care homes from those occurring in nursing care homes. We are therefore unable to provide an annual figure specifically for deaths occurring in residential care homes.

3. Reports, audits, analyses or reviews held regarding:

Increasing acuity of care home residents: No reports, audits, analyses or reviews specifically addressing increasing acuity of residents in residential care homes were identified within the information held by GMICB.

End-of-life care within residential care homes: No reports, audits, analyses or reviews specifically addressing end-of-life care within residential care homes were identified within the information held by GMICB.

Changes in healthcare demand arising from care home residents: No reports, audits, analyses or reviews specifically addressing changes in healthcare demand arising from care home residents were identified within the information held by GMICB.