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Scottish Community Care Statistics 2001

Table 1.18: Financial Support of Residents 1,2 in Private and Voluntary Residential Care Homes for Older People, 1995-2001

Support

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Wholly or mainly by private means

36%

34%

33%

33%

33%

38%

41%

Wholly or mainly by HB

0%

1%

1%

1%

1%

0%

0%

Wholly or mainly by DSS

37%

30%

24%

19%

15%

12%

11%

Wholly or mainly by LA

26%

35%

42%

47%

51%

49%

48%

Unknown (number)

1,368

773

495

254

376

194

277

Total residents

7,719

7,581

7,527

8,062

8,053

7,691

7,766

1

Total residents relates to long stay residents only.
2 Percentages are based on the number of residents where support is known.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 1.18 details the funding arrangements for residents in private and voluntary homes from 1995 to 2001. The support categories were reviewed and changed in 2000. A full definition of the categories of funding is included in annex A.

The proportion of privately funded residents has remained fairly stable over time at around 33 per cent until 2000 when it increased to 38 per cent and has risen again in 2001 to 41 per cent. Meanwhile the proportion of residents funded wholly or mainly by the DSS has fallen considerably, from 37 per cent in 1995 to 11 per cent in 2001.

Table 1.19: Financial Support of Residents 1,2 in Private and Voluntary Homes for Older People, 2001

Local Authority

Wholly or mainly by private means

Wholly or mainly by DSS preserved rights

Wholly or mainly by LA

Unknown

Total

Aberdeen City

35%

9%

56%

-

311

Aberdeenshire

47%

11%

41%

-

251

Angus

56%

5%

39%

-

358

Argyll & Bute

42%

18%

40%

1

378

Clackmannanshire

22%

0%

78%

-

9

Dumfries & Galloway

53%

3%

44%

275

714

Dundee City

40%

10%

50%

-

219

East Ayrshire

18%

6%

76%

-

208

East Dunbartonshire

39%

38%

23%

-

115

East Lothian

32%

20%

48%

1

117

East Renfrewshire

41%

7%

53%

-

158

Edinburgh, City of

55%

12%

33%

-

567

Eilean Siar

15%

5%

80%

-

20

Falkirk

28%

14%

58%

-

95

Fife

45%

22%

33%

-

581

Glasgow City

25%

9%

66%

1

693

Highland

38%

10%

52%

-

479

Inverclyde

30%

17%

54%

-

115

Midlothian

47%

12%

41%

-

137

Moray

51%

9%

40%

-

187

North Ayrshire

42%

5%

53%

-

232

North Lanarkshire

19%

8%

73%

-

135

Orkney Islands

40%

20%

40%

-

20

Perth & Kinross

49%

8%

43%

-

479

Renfrewshire

46%

14%

40%

-

161

Scottish Borders

24%

17%

59%

-

197

Shetland Islands

5%

5%

91%

-

64

South Ayrshire

30%

5%

66%

-

64

South Lanarkshire

47%

10%

43%

-

450

Stirling

32%

16%

51%

-

171

West Dunbartonshire

28%

5%

67%

-

39

West Lothian

24%

10%

67%

-

42

Scotland

41%

11%

48%

278

7,766

1

Total residents relates to long stay residents only.
2 Percentages are based on the number of residents where support is known.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 1.19 presents the main sources of funding of residents in each local authority.

The local authorities with the largest proportion of self-funding residents were Angus and the City of Edinburgh, with 56 and 55 per cent respectively. Shetland Islands had the smallest proportion of self-funding residents with 5 per cent.

Table 1.20: Average Weekly Charge 1 per Resident in Residential Care Homes for Older People, 2001

Local Authority

Local Authority
Private & Voluntary
Total

2001

2001

2001

Aberdeen City

347

277

302

Aberdeenshire

336

297

317

Angus

399

292

315

Argyll & Bute

483

265

310

Clackmannanshire

378

*

*

Dumfries & Galloway

-

325

325

Dundee City

380

257

312

East Ayrshire

326

258

276

East Dunbartonshire

-

*

*

East Lothian

315

273

293

East Renfrewshire

368

323

331

Edinburgh, City of

373

319

346

Eilean Siar

443

*

429

Falkirk

487

310

422

Fife

436

288

339

Glasgow City

368

283

329

Highland

397

271

314

Inverclyde

371

272

304

Midlothian

315

277

295

Moray

355

247

265

North Ayrshire

344

281

299

North Lanarkshire

331

264

312

Orkney Islands

550

*

466

Perth & Kinross

363

275

291

Renfrewshire

375

298

340

Scottish Borders

313

281

296

Shetland Islands

498

281

365

South Ayrshire

376

334

350

South Lanarkshire

276

270

272

Stirling

450

286

341

West Dunbartonshire

398

*

374

West Lothian

330

*

311

Scotland

374

288

322

1

Where the average is based on less than five homes in the independent sector, the figure has been starred out for confidentiality reasons.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 1.20 presents information on the average weekly charge per resident in residential care homes by local authority and sector in 2001. The data have been weighted to reflect the capacity of residential care homes in each local authority.

The average weekly charge for all sectors in Scotland increased by 3 per cent since 2000. Moray had the lowest weekly charge in 2001 at 265, while Orkney Islands had the highest weekly charge at 466.

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