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Scottish Community Care Statistics 2001

Table 1.4: Time of Home Care Provision, 2001

Local Authority

Morning/Lunchtime
(7am-2pm)

Afternoon/Early evening
(2pm-7pm)

Evening
(7pm-10pm)

Overnight
(10pm-7am)

Hours per 1,000

No. of hours

% of total

No. of hours

% of total

No. of hours

% of total

No. of hours

% of total

Total hours 1

Population 16+

Aberdeen City

14,663

89%

1,334

8%

201

1%

205

1%

16,403

95

Aberdeenshire

11,382

76%

1,797

12%

599

4%

1,198

8%

14,977

83

Angus

4,717

77%

898

15%

426

7%

69

1%

6,110

70

Argyll & Bute

4,989

75%

1,071

16%

583

9%

31

0%

6,674

91

Clackmannanshire

3,340

61%

1,060

19%

588

11%

448

8%

5,434

142

Dumfries & Galloway

14,295

77%

2,240

12%

1,665

9%

390

2%

18,590

158

Dundee City

5,897

78%

1,035

14%

554

7%

121

2%

7,607

66

East Ayrshire

6,722

71%

1,428

15%

1,102

12%

157

2%

9,409

98

East Dunbartonshire

4,424

85%

528

10%

213

4%

42

1%

5,207

58

East Lothian

5,394

76%

1,121

16%

546

8%

45

1%

7,106

97

East Renfrewshire

3,935

77%

652

13%

339

7%

184

4%

5,110

71

Edinburgh, City of

22,285

73%

3,758

12%

3,966

13%

391

1%

30,399

81

Eilean Siar

4,213

81%

618

12%

232

4%

153

3%

5,216

239

Falkirk 2

12,536

89%

0%

0%

1,489

11%

14,025

121

Fife

18,111

74%

3,935

16%

1,914

8%

602

2%

24,562

87

Glasgow City

47,563

85%

6,457

12%

1,711

3%

93

0%

55,824

113

Highland

10,806

83%

1,100

8%

912

7%

237

2%

13,055

79

Inverclyde

3,743

64%

1,910

33%

122

2%

33

1%

5,808

86

Midlothian

5,745

83%

761

11%

277

4%

138

2%

6,921

105

Moray

5,466

68%

1,222

15%

1,207

15%

130

2%

8,025

119

North Ayrshire

8,638

74%

2,027

17%

884

8%

138

1%

11,687

106

North Lanarkshire

16,946

70%

3,438

14%

2,090

9%

1,720

7%

24,194

93

Orkney Islands

1,219

44%

1,387

50%

48

2%

97

4%

2,751

177

Perth & Kinross

4,470

83%

646

12%

274

5%

2

0%

5,392

50

Renfrewshire

12,756

74%

3,634

21%

860

5%

75

0%

17,325

123

Scottish Borders

6,060

71%

1,488

17%

881

10%

145

2%

8,574

99

Shetland Islands

2,467

76%

551

17%

190

6%

45

1%

3,253

187

South Ayrshire

6,329

65%

1,696

18%

1,068

11%

586

6%

9,678

104

South Lanarkshire

13,675

71%

3,386

18%

1,746

9%

535

3%

19,341

79

Stirling

4,267

55%

1,635

21%

973

13%

852

11%

7,727

112

West Dunbartonshire

8,175

79%

1,344

13%

621

6%

207

2%

10,347

139

West Lothian

6,105

78%

877

11%

762

10%

91

1%

7,835

64

Scotland

301,333

76%

55,033

14%

27,553

7%

10,647

3%

394,567

96

1

Totals may not equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
2 Data refer to 7am-4pm and 4pm-7am only.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - H1 Return

Table 1.4 presents the number of hours of home care service provided by each local authority at a given time of day.

A total of 394,567 hours were provided to home care clients during the census week in 2001. Eilean Siar provided the highest number of home care hours per 1,000 of the population aged 16 and over (239). Conversely, Perth & Kinross provided the lowest rate at 50 hours whilst the rate for Scotland as a whole was 96 hours per 1,000 population aged 16 plus.

Stirling provided 24 per cent of their home care either in the evening or overnight (between the hours of 7pm and 7am), this was the highest of all local authorities. Over Scotland as a whole, 10 per cent of hours were provided during this time. Aberdeen City provided only 2 per cent of home care hours in the evening or overnight.

The majority of home care hours (76 per cent) in 2001 were provided between 7am and 2pm, compared to 72 per cent in 2000. Afternoon and Early Evening (2pm to 7pm) home care has decreased from 18 per cent in 2000 to 14 per cent in 2001.

Table 1.5: Age and Client Group Breakdown of Home Care Clients, 2001

Client Group

Age Group

0-64

65-74

75-84

85+

Total clients 1

People with dementia

71

367

1,244

1,083

2,765

People with mental health problems

1,085

388

413

187

2,073

People with learning disabilities

1,191

149

83

44

1,467

People with physical disabilities 1

5,621

7,913

19,242

16,732

49,508

People with HIV or AIDS, alcohol or drug problems

299

172

82

8

561

Carers of dependent people in groups above

181

95

96

40

412

Carers/children not in groups above

843

13

5

5

866

People in other vulnerable groups

861

1,357

3,001

2,662

7,881

Total clients

10,152

10,454

24,166

20,761

65,533

1

Includes frailty due to old age.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - H1 Return

It can be seen from Table 1.5 that approximately 76 per cent (49,508) of clients receiving home care services provided or purchased by local authorities were people with physical disabilities (including frailty due to old age), and a further 4 per cent were suffering from dementia. Approximately 85 per cent of clients were aged 65 years and over.

Table 1.6 illustrates for each Local Authority the number of older people (aged 65 and over) in receipt of home care services and the client group within which they fall, as at 31 March 2001.

Approximately 79 per cent of all older people receiving home care services in Scotland in 2001 had a physical disability (including frailty due to old age) and 5 per cent were suffering from dementia.

In 2001, Shetland Islands had the highest number of clients (188) per 1,000 of the population aged 65 and over. In contrast, East Renfrewshire and South Lanarkshire both had 46 clients per 1,000 of the population aged 65 and over.

Table 1.6: Client Group Breakdown of People aged 65+ Receiving Home Care, 2001

Local Authority

People with dementia

People with mental health problems

People with learning disabilities

People with physical disabilities 1

People with HIV/AIDS, alcohol or drugs problems

Carers of dependent people in previous groups

Carers/Children not in previous groups

People in other vulnerable groups

Total clients

Clients per 1,000 population aged 65+

Aberdeen City

78

128

15

1,258

36

0

0

1,072

2,587

81

Aberdeenshire

59

5

4

1,545

0

0

0

0

1,613

52

Angus

41

55

6

1,438

2

0

0

23

1,565

85

Argyll & Bute

123

27

46

573

7

7

0

3

786

48

Clackmannanshire

31

15

2

380

6

0

0

35

469

66

Dumfries & Galloway

67

57

10

1,185

1

0

0

436

1,756

63

Dundee City

136

9

8

405

0

0

0

1,622

2,180

86

East Ayrshire

61

14

4

1,037

4

1

0

1

1,122

58

East Dunbartonshire

24

2

1

801

2

0

0

0

830

50

East Lothian

5

0

0

1,024

1

0

0

3

1,033

69

East Renfrewshire

57

21

4

534

4

0

0

0

620

46

Edinburgh, City of

67

34

14

4,701

7

0

0

0

4,823

71

Eilean Siar

0

0

1

711

0

0

0

0

712

139

Falkirk

123

24

12

1,756

20

0

0

41

1,976

92

Fife

37

33

12

4,397

3

4

1

779

5,266

95

Glasgow City

510

216

28

6,631

52

10

10

196

7,653

86

Highland

190

33

12

2,038

31

15

0

15

2,334

70

Inverclyde

59

27

13

835

5

0

2

25

966

71

Midlothian

30

13

2

966

1

0

0

0

1,012

89

Moray

49

15

5

835

5

0

0

2

911

66

North Ayrshire

140

50

12

969

24

38

1

32

1,266

59

North Lanarkshire

94

38

15

1,797

5

4

5

277

2,235

49

Orkney Islands

27

37

2

203

7

59

0

0

335

105

Perth & Kinross

48

6

0

1,182

1

0

0

1

1,238

50

Renfrewshire

100

20

10

950

2

1

0

961

2,044

79

Scottish Borders

0

1

2

1,219

0

1

0

30

1,253

62

Shetland Islands

9

0

7

458

0

90

3

0

567

188

South Ayrshire

211

14

2

723

14

0

0

12

976

47

South Lanarkshire

67

33

17

1,112

8

0

1

764

2,002

46

Stirling

52

11

6

637

5

0

0

0

711

55

West Dunbartonshire

106

0

0

1,138

0

0

0

0

1,244

88

West Lothian

93

50

4

449

9

1

0

690

1,296

76

Scotland

2,694

988

276

43,887

262

231

23

7,020

55,381

70

1

Includes frailty due to old age.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - H1 Return

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