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Basel-Stadt Releases New Data on Nursing Home Statistics and Residents
Published: February 4, 2026 · Period: 2026-02-03Two new datasets on socio-medical institutions in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft have been published, providing detailed statistics on retirement and nursing homes, including information on residents, care needs, staff numbers, and financial metrics as of December 31st. Both datasets, published by the Amt für Daten und Statistik BL, are accessible through the Open Data Portal of Basel-Stadt.
Two new datasets have been published on the Open Data Portal of Basel-Stadt. They are described in detail below.
Title: Alters- und Pflegeheime: Kennzahlen (seit 2006) Description: This dataset provides statistics on socio-medical institutions in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft. It includes information on retirement and nursing homes as of December 31st, covering residents, external service recipients, and clients with day or night structures. The dataset details the calculation of bed occupancy, staff numbers as of December 31st, operating expenses in CHF, and costs per care day calculated by dividing operating expenses by care days. Publication date: 2026-01-26 Access link: Open Dataset Publisher: Amt für Daten und Statistik BL
Title: Alters- und Pflegeheime: Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner (seit 2006) Description: This dataset provides statistics on socio-medical institutions, focusing on residents of retirement and nursing homes in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft as of December 31st. It includes data on the average age of residents and the average care needs throughout the year according to the Nursing Care Services Ordinance (KLV). It categorizes care needs into light, medium, and high, based on the daily minutes of KLV care required. Publication date: 2026-01-26 Access link: Open Dataset Publisher: Amt für Daten und Statistik BL
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