There are 893 carers looking after the elderly in State institutions, 558 of them at St Vincent de Paul Residence.
Social Solidarity Minister Michael Farrugia said in reply to a Parliamentary Question by MP Maria Deguara that there were 335 in the government homes. Of these, 272 were employed by the contractor running the public/private partnerships.
He also said that of the 335, 216 were Maltese.
At St Vincent de Paul, 327 carers are Maltese and 231 - all of whom are employed by a contractor – are foreign.