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Statistics Release
Vacancy Monitoring in Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes, Scotland 2002

A SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE NATIONAL STATISTICS PUBLICATION

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Introduction

The purpose of this Statistics Release is to present information on occupancy rates, admissions and vacancies in residential care homes for older people and nursing homes in Scotland. All figures relate to 31 March of relevant year unless stated otherwise. It contains provisional information, submitted by residential care homes to the Scottish Executive and final information submitted by nursing homes to the Information & Statistics Division of the NHS in Scotland.

Refer to the supplementary information outlined later in this report for further details relating to the census of Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes.

Main Points

• Occupancy rates in residential care homes for older people and nursing homes have fluctuated since the vacancy monitoring scheme began. The number of occupied beds and bed complement in all homes has generally increased over the period 1994 to 1998, then a slight downturn in numbers followed. However 2002 figures show an increase on the previous year. (See Table 1 and Figures 1a-1c)

• There has been a general decrease in the number of occupied beds and bed complement in local authority care homes for older people. Occupancy rates in this type of home are highest (See Table 1 & Figure 2a).

• Bed complement in private residential care homes for older people has reduced for the third year in a row after a long period of increase (See Table 1 & Figure 2b).

• In voluntary residential care homes for older people occupied beds and bed complement have fallen slightly since 1994 (See Table 1 & Figure 2c).

• The number of occupied beds and bed complement in private nursing homes has remained reasonably steady over the last 5 years. The apparent increase in this years figure is due to estimates for non-response being used for the first time (See Table 1 & Figure 2d).

Supplementary Information

Background Information on the Census of Residential Care Homes - R1

The census is intended to cover all residential care homes in Scotland, which are registered with local authorities. The latest collection covers the year between 1 ^st April 2001 and 31 ^st March 2002. The September 1996 data was the first to be collected since local government reorganisation; where possible, data is also provided in new authority format for the previous year (1996) to aid comparison. To reduce the burden on local authorities, we have discontinued the separate collection of this data and made changes to the Residential Establishments Census Form in order to capture the information. 2002 figures are provisional and, as such, are subject to change. The final figures will be published in 'Scottish Community Care Statistics, 2002'.

The vacancy monitoring scheme was established following the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 coming into operation in April 1993. The aim of the scheme is to assist the Scottish Executive in monitoring the implementation of the Government's policy of having a 'mixed economy of care'.

The number of establishments covered by the 2002 census is estimated to be around 1,573, of which 605 are intended for older people. These establishments were asked to provide information on their numbers of residents throughout the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002, this included details of admissions, discharges and deaths. Responses were obtained from around 1,408 establishments, giving a provisional response rate of approximately 88 per cent. However, this response rate did vary from area to area.

The figures presented in this report have been grossed up to take account of non-response. The methodology adopted was based on using returns of establishments of similar type, sector and local authority area to estimate figures for those establishments which did not submit a return.

Some of the column and row totals in these tables may not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.

The methodology for dealing with non-response from 1999 onwards is different to that previously adopted, therefore care should be taken when making comparisons with pre-1999 data.

Background Information on the Census of Nursing Homes

The census is intended to cover all nursing homes in Scotland which are registered with health boards. Private Nursing Homes are subject to the Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938 or the Mental Health Act 1960/1984. It also includes a few "other" establishments, e.g. hospices registered under the Act. Data from private hospitals also registered under the Acts are not included in the table.

The number of homes covered by the 2002 census is estimated to be around 547, of which 493 responded. Of the 54 nursing homes who did not return information, data for 31 were estimated using data from 2001. The bed complement covers the total beds available in all nursing homes in Scotland. The occupancy rate is derived using the bed complement and number of beds occupied in nursing homes that submitted a return, together with those for which it was possible to estimate data from the previous year's data. All establishments were asked to provide information on their numbers of residents throughout the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002, including details of admissions, discharges and deaths. The response rates for the most recent census were estimated at approximately 97 per cent of both homes and beds. However, these response rates did vary from area to area.

The methodology for dealing with non-response in the census of nursing homes is different to that adopted for the residential care homes.

Further Information

Further details and analysis of the data presented in this report are available on request from the addresses following. The report is also available on the Internet by accessing the Scottish Executive web site ( http://www.scotland.gov.uk /).

Census of Residential Care Homes:
Community Care Statistics
2N.08
St Andrew's House
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
Contact: Steven Gillespie
Tel: 0131 244 3777
Fax: 0131 244 5427
E-mail: SWStat@scotland.gov.uk

Census of Nursing Homes:
Information & Statistics Division
NHSScotland
Trinity Park House
South Trinity
Edinburgh
EH5 3SQ
Contact:Veronica Harris
Tel: 0131 551 8433
Fax: 0131 551 1392
E-mail: veronica.harris@isd.csa.scot.nhs.uk

Table and Charts

Table 1: Bed Complement, Occupied Beds and Occupancy Rate in Residential Care Homes for Older People and in Private Nursing Homes , 1994 to 2002
Figure 1a: Occupancy Rate in Residential Care Homes for Older People and in Private Nursing Homes 1994 to 2002
Figure 1b: Bed Complement in Residential Care Homes for Older People and in Private Nursing Homes 1994 to 2002
Figure 1c: Number of Occupied Beds in Residential Care Homes for Older People and in Private Nursing Homes 1994 to 2002
Table 2a:Occupancy Rate and Bed Complement in Local Authority Residential Care Homes for Older People 1999 - 2002
Figure 2a: Occupancy Rate, Bed Complement and Occupied Beds in LA Residential Homes for Older People 1994 to 2002
Table 2b: Occupancy Rate and Bed Complement in Private Residential Care Homes for Older People 1999 - 2002
Figure 2b: Occupancy Rate, Bed Complement and Occupied Beds in Private Residential Care Homes for Older People 1994 to 2002
Table 2c: Occupancy Rate and Bed Complement in Voluntary Residential Care Homes for Older People 1999 - 2002
Figure 2c: Occupancy Rate, Bed Complement and Occupied Beds in Voluntary Residential Care Homes for Older People 1994 to 2002
Table 2d: 1994 to 2002Occupancy Rate and Bed Complement in Private Nursing Homes 1999 - 2002
Figure 2d: Occupancy Rate, Bed Complement and Occupied Beds in Private Nursing Homes 1994 to 2002
Table 2e: Beds per 1,000 population aged 75+, in Residential Care Homes for Older People and in Private Nursing Homes 1999 - 2002
Table 3a: Number of Admissions into Residential Care Homes for Older People between 1 April and 31 March
Table 3b: Number of Admissions into Residential Care Homes for Older People between 1 April 2001 to 31st March 2002
Table 3c: Number of Admissions into Private Nursing Homes
Table 3d: Number of Admissions into Private Nursing Homes between 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002
Table 4a: Number of Beds and Response Rates in Residential Care Homes for Older People
Table 4b: Number of Beds and Response Rates in Residential Care Homes for Older People, 2002
Table 4c: Response Rates in Private Nursing Homes
Table 4d: Number of Beds and Response Rates in Private Nursing Homes, 2002

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