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Care home leaders need further support to achieve heat decarbonisation goals


Baxi surveyed over 400 senior and middle management care home managers in both the private and public sector this summer in an effort to understand the enablers required to help decarbonise the sector


T


he survey found a strong appetite for decarbonisation from those who responded. A promising 46% of respondents said they had


already decarbonised their heating systems, with 50% indicating they are taking steps to do so. Care homes are a vital sector to consider as we


move towards greener and more efficient homes and buildings. However, despite the positive outlook on low carbon tech among care home bosses, Baxi found that gas boilers are still a prominent technology in the sector, with 42% of respondents listing them as their main heating system. Running costs were viewed as a key consideration


when exploring decarbonisation options for 85% of respondents, meaning that any low carbon solutions will need to consider affordability as a priority. System efficiency and ease of installation were also


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access support. 76% of respondents stated they were interested in reviewing their options for low carbon heating and hot water.


Policy recommendations


Baxi has laid out five clear steps for the Government to help ramp up the decarbonisation of the UK’s care homes: 1. Introduce funding schemes and ringfence specific funding for care home heating system decarbonisation to ensure clarity and funding certainty to care homes 2. Provide specific guidance to care homes to help them to better understand eligibility and application processes for funding 3. Address the specific skills gap in the care homes sector to help deliver heat decarbonisation projects 4. Create databases of contractors and developers with expertise of the care sector 5. Address the imbalance in price between gas and electricity to lower the cost of electrical heating systems by accelerating plans for rebalancing levies Jeff House, director of external affairs and policy at


marked as key drivers of decarbonisation for 42% and 39% of respondents respectively. The focus group emphasised that continuity and reliability of heating systems are essential. Baxi’s survey indicated that care home managers are keen to find out more about decarbonisation and to


Baxi, said: “We’d like to see the Government give the care sector some much needed focus through funding dedicated to heating decarbonisation, and specific guidance around eligibility and access. Doing so will not only ensure the sector benefits from clarity and certainty but will also ensure the wider supply chain can be mobilised in a bid to tackle what has felt like something of a net zero blind spot up to now.”


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