Scottish Community Care Statistics 2001

Residential Care Homes

Tables 2.5 to 2.12 contain information on residential care homes primarily intended for people with learning disabilities. Homes for other client groups are included in chapters 1, 3, 4 and 5. Please refer to the notes in annex A for definitions on which the data are collected.

In 1998 a new methodology was introduced for dealing with non-response. Care should be taken when comparing time series data before and after 1998 as the figures may not be directly comparable. Please refer to annex A for more details.

Table 2.5: Residential Care Homes for People with Learning Disabilities, 1980-2001

		1980¹	1985	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
No. of Homes	Local Authority	44	61	64	93	93	97	100	98	103	99
	Private	-	1	30	54	57	62	61	63	72	74
	Voluntary	16	21	104	307	330	364	416	433	453	451
	Total	60	83	198	454	480	523	577	594	628	624
No. of Beds	Local Authority	561	800	895	885	862	862	899	859	841	804
	Private	-	8	311	508	572	606	582	579	680	707
	Voluntary	532	656	1,295	2,646	2,666	2,737	3,141	3,087	3,239	3,040
	Total	1,093	1,464	2,501	4,039	4,100	4,205	4,622	4,525	4,760	4,551
No. of Residents	Local Authority	495	740	807	786	774	751	798	768	740	704
	Private	-	5	297	489	541	584	571	561	631	662
	Voluntary	481	591	1,208	2,522	2,598	2,620	2,979	2,893	3,023	2,874
	Total	976	1,336	2,312	3,797	3,913	3,955	4,348	4,222	4,394	4,240

In 1980 the figures for the private and voluntary sectors are grouped together.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

The number of beds in homes for people with learning disabilities has increased considerably since 1980 but has levelled off since 1998.

Between 1995 and 2001 the around two-thirds of residential care beds were within the voluntary sector. Over the same period the proportion of beds in the local authority sector reduced slightly from 22 to 18 per cent.

In 2001 there were 624 homes with 4,551 places available. These provided accommodation for a total of 4,240 residents.

Table 2.6: Residential Care Homes for People with Learning Disabilities, 2001

Local Authority	Local Authority			Voluntary			Private			Total			Residents per 10,000 Pop'naged 16-64
Local Authority	Homes	Beds	Residents	Homes	Beds	Residents	Homes	Beds	Residents	Homes	Beds	Residents	Residents per 10,000 Pop'naged 16-64
Aberdeen City	5	64	60	28	263	244	-	-	-	33	327	304	21.6
Aberdeenshire	6	36	30	42	219	205	3	23	23	51	278	258	17.4
Angus	2	43	38	4	31	31	4	38	38	10	112	107	15.4
Argyll & Bute	2	26	20	5	48	48	5	34	33	12	108	101	17.8
Clackmannanshire	-	-	-	2	18	17	-	-	-	2	18	17	5.4
Dumfries & Galloway	1	11	9	7	88	83	1	12	11	9	111	103	11.4
Dundee City	10	78	61	6	35	27	1	26	26	17	139	114	12.6
East Ayrshire	2	24	23	3	26	24	4	69	58	9	119	105	13.6
East Dunbartonshire	-	-	-	6	32	31	-	-	-	6	32	31	4.2
East Lothian	-	-	-	38	144	140	1	2	2	39	146	142	24.4
East Renfrewshire	1	12	12	3	35	35	-	-	-	4	47	47	8.0
Edinburgh, City of	7	75	62	80	363	329	12	47	40	99	485	431	14.0
Eilean Siar	1	16	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	16	13	7.8
Falkirk	2	6	3	8	52	52	8	93	93	18	151	148	15.7
Fife	29	103	101	16	101	94	3	20	18	48	224	213	9.5
Glasgow City	2	29	29	34	337	324	-	-	-	36	366	353	8.8
Highland	4	27	26	10	120	112	9	104	97	23	251	235	17.7
Inverclyde	3	18	17	5	82	76	-	-	-	8	100	93	17.3
Midlothian	-	-	-	30	150	149	4	18	17	34	168	166	30.5
Moray	1	4	0	13	63	60	-	-	-	14	67	60	11.2
North Ayrshire	1	8	8	3	31	31	1	5	4	5	44	43	4.8
North Lanarkshire	2	22	22	20	165	160	-	-	-	22	187	182	8.5
Orkney Islands	2	6	3	1	3	3	-	-	-	3	9	6	4.9
Perth & Kinross	2	22	18	6	63	60	2	48	44	10	133	122	14.6
Renfrewshire	2	26	24	6	60	57	-	-	-	8	86	81	7.0
Scottish Borders	1	5	5	39	188	172	1	6	6	41	199	183	27.5
Shetland Islands	1	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	1	0.7
South Ayrshire	1	8	8	4	105	98	-	-	-	5	113	106	14.8
South Lanarkshire	4	82	74	10	88	87	3	39	39	17	209	200	9.9
Stirling	1	12	8	2	30	30	1	30	30	4	72	68	12.1
West Dunbartonshire	2	21	16	3	30	27	-	-	-	5	51	43	7.1
West Lothian	2	15	13	17	70	68	11	93	83	30	178	164	15.5
Scotland	99	804	704	451	3,040	2,874	74	707	662	624	4,551	4,240	12.7

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 2.6 presents the number of residential care homes for adults with learning disabilities, their associated places and residents by sector for each local authority area in Scotland.

Midlothian had the highest rate of residents, 30.5 per 10,000 of the population aged 16 to 64. Shetland Islands had the lowest rate (0.7). In comparison, the overall rate for Scotland was 12.7 residents per 10,000 of the population aged between 16 and 64.

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