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Monthly statistics for adult social care (England)

Official statistics on a range of topics including infection control measures, COVID-19 vaccinations, flu vaccinations and testing for COVID-19 in adult social care settings.

From:
Department of Health and Social Care
Published
10 June 2021
Last updated
74 AugustSeptember 2025 — See all updates

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) publishes monthly official statistics on adult social care in England, with a focus on the impact of COVID-19. This page brings together all the monthly reports, from May 2021.

The data in these reports has changed over time, and includes:

  • first, second and booster (seasonal) doses of COVID-19 vaccinations in social care settings
  • flu vaccinations in social care settings (seasonal, from November 2021)
  • COVID-19 related staff absence rates in care homes and domiciliary care settings at national, regional and local authority level (from February 2022)
  • occupancy levels in care homes (from March 2024)
  • number of residents in care homes (from July 2025)
  • insights from the client level data (CLD) collection (from March 2024, published quarterly)
  • estimates of digital social care record (DSCR) uptake (from April 2024, published quarterly)
  • selected infection prevention control (IPC) measures in care homes at national, regional and local authority level (May 2021 to August 2022)
  • staffing levels in care homes at national, regional and local authority level (May 2021 to August 2022)
  • testing for COVID-19 in care homes at national, regional and local authority level (May 2021 to June 2023)
  • personal protective equipment (PPE) availability in care homes and domiciliary care settings at national, regional and local authority level (June 2021 to August 2022)

For feedback or questions, contact asc.statistics@dhsc.gov.uk.

Latest report

Supporting information

Previous reports

Workforce surveys

Updates to this page

Published 10 June 2021
Last updated 74 AugustSeptember 2025 + show all updates

  2. Added 'Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: August 2025'.

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