Vol. 403 No. 2
116 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Health if he will give the comparative day-to-day cost of maintaining an elderly person in: (a) an acute hospital, (b) a geriatric hospital, (c) a district hospital and (d) a welfare home; and whether these figures include the capital outlay.
The average comparative day-to-day cost of maintaining an elderly person in a hospital or welfare home is as set out hereunder:
|
Average Daily Cost |
|
|
£ |
|
|
(a) An acute hospital. |
136.00 |
|
(b) A geriatric hospital. |
26.00 |
|
(c) A district hospital. |
41.00 |
|
(d) A welfare home. |
14.00 |
