The Department of Health has published Statistics on Community Care for Adults in Northern Ireland 2023 - 2024.

This publication presents analyses on a range of community activity gathered from HSC Trusts, and includes topics such as domiciliary care, re-ablement, audiology services, day care, and accommodation services.

Key Facts and Figures:

• At 30 June 2024, 12,176 residential and nursing home care packages were in effect.
• Of the 12,176 care packages in effect, over two thirds (69%) were nursing home care packages and under one third (31%) were residential care packages.
• 300 persons, on average, were starting re-ablement service each month across Northern Ireland in 2023/24.
• At 31 March 2024, 5,467 persons were registered at statutory day care facilities.
• In 2023/24, there were 13,868 adult hearing aids fitted by the statutory sector in Northern Ireland.
• An estimated 23,249 persons received domiciliary care, on average each week in 2023.

https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/topics/doh-statistics-and-research/care-not-home-statistics