Nursing home market report
The nursing home market in one council area: dementia need and the diagnosis gap, hospital discharge pressure, nursing beds by district, fees plus NHS Funded Nursing Care, nurse staffing and operator finances, with every nursing home listed.
Made for the decision in front of you
Nursing home operators
See where nursing and dementia nursing beds are short, and how your fees compare with the council rate and private fees.
Buyers and lenders
Occupancy, fees with FNC, trading benchmarks and operator finances for the nursing market specifically.
NHS and discharge teams
Hospital discharge pressure alongside the nursing beds available in each district.
What you will know after reading it
Every answer is backed by sourced figures for the council and each of its districts, with a note on what it means for you.
- How many people are living with dementia, and how many are diagnosed?
- Where are nursing and dementia nursing beds short?
- How much pressure are local hospitals under to discharge patients?
- What do nursing homes earn per bed, including NHS Funded Nursing Care?
- How hard is it to recruit and keep nurses here?
- Which nursing risks matter most over the next three years?
Every section in the report
The big picture
- Executive summary
- The council at a glance
- Policy outlook
- Local plans
Demand
- Demand to 2035
- Need by age (industry method)
- Care needs and dementia
- Dementia need and diagnosis gap
- Hospital discharge pressure
Supply and quality
- Care home supply
- Nursing homes in focus, district by district
- Market standard supply
- Quality
- Risks to check
Competition
- Competition
- Change and ownership
Money
- Occupancy
- Council fees and FNC
- Market value
- Private fees
- How care homes get paid
- Indicative income per bed
- Trading benchmarks
Staff and operators
- Workforce
- Operator finances
The council
- What the council wants
- Neighbouring councils
- Districts compared
Risk
- SWOT
- Risk assessment: 21 nursing risks rated
Reference
- Methods and sources
- Every nursing home listed
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Kent
487 care homes · 14,824 beds · 442 home care and community services
West Sussex
332 care homes · 10,386 beds · 246 home care and community services
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Which report is right for you?
| Included | Full market reports£295 | Care homes£195 | Nursing homes£195 | Home care£195 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive summary, policy outlook and local plans | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Demand to 2035 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dementia need and hospital discharge pressure | ✓ | ○ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Care home supply and quality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ |
| Competition and changes of owner | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ |
| Council fees, private fees, occupancy and benchmarks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ○ |
| Can self funders pay? | ✓ | ✓ | ○ | ○ |
| Home care rates and the price gap | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ✓ |
| Workforce and operator finances | ✓ | ○ | ✓ | ✓ |
| A profile of every district | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| SWOT and rated risk assessment | 25 risks | 22 risks | 21 risks | 15 risks |
| Our view of the opportunities | ✓ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Directory | Every care home | Every care home | Every nursing home | Every home care service |
Before you buy
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Does it include residential homes?
The supply and quality sections cover care homes as a whole, so you can see nursing in context, but the focus section, district tables and directory are about nursing homes. For residential homes in depth, choose the care home report.
What is left out compared with the full report?
Home care, self funder affordability, closure risk, ownership detail, the individual district profiles and our closing view.
What do I receive?
Instant access to the web report and a PDF emailed to you, stamped with your name and order number. Your receipt and VAT invoice come by email straight after payment.
How up to date is it?
The Q4 2026 edition uses CQC data to 1 October 2026 and Companies House to 13 October 2026. If a new edition of your council comes out within 90 days of your purchase, you get it free.
My council is not ready yet. What can I do?
Every council already has free headline figures on its council page. Tell us which council you need there and we will email you once when its report is published.
Nursing home report, £195 + VAT
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