11. The weekly cost for a supported resident
aged 65 or over in an independent (private or voluntary) residential
care home during 1995-96 for individual authorities is shown in
figure 5.3.3. For individual authorities this unit cost varied
from less than £100 to over £400 (the average for England
was £231), with about 41 per cent of authorities having a
unit cost between £201 and £300.
12. Figure 5.3.4 shows the hourly cost of
home help/care for individual authorities in 1995-96. The hourly
cost varied from less than £5 to more than £11, with
about 40 per cent of authorities having a unit cost of between
£7 and £9. The average hourly unit cost for England
was £8.
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