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Statistics Release: CARE HOMES, SCOTLAND MARCH 2004
Section Four: Care Homes for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Table 13 - Care Homes by Sector, Places and Residents, March 2004
| LA/NHS | Private | Voluntary | Total |
Number of Care Homes | 57 | 69 | 215 | 341 |
Number of Places | 567 | 883 | 1,466 | 2,916 |
Number of Residents | 398 | 798 | 1,317 | 2,513 |
Places per Home | 10 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
Occupied Places | 403 | 798 | 1,317 | 2,518 |
Vacant Places | 116 | 69 | 109 | 294 |
Unavailable Places | 48 | 16 | 40 | 104 |
Occupancy Rate | 79.5 | 92.2 | 92.6 | 89.9 |
Table 14 - Care Homes, Places and Residents, 2001 - 2004
| Mar-01 | Mar-02 | Mar-03 | Sep-03 | Mar-04 |
Number of Care Homes | 386 | 359 | 343 | 342 | 341 |
Number of Places | 3,501 | 3,160 | 3,001 | 2,968 | 2,916 |
Number of Residents | 3,216 | 2,896 | 2,635 | 2,590 | 2,513 |
Source: Care Home Census Statistical Return March 2004
In March 2004 there were 341 registered care homes for adults with learning disabilities. They provided 2,916 places to 2,513 residents. 63 per cent of care homes were in the voluntary sector (215). As with homes for adults with mental health problems, voluntary sector run learning disability care homes were smaller in size (7 places in the average home) compared to the local authority and private sector homes (10 and 13 places per home respectively).
The overall occupancy rate (the number of occupied or unavailable places) for care homes aimed at this client group was 89.9 per cent. This however varied largely depending on what sector the care home was within. The 57 homes run by local authorities for adults with learning disabilities collectively had an occupancy rate of 79.5 per cent while the figure was much higher for private (92.2 per cent) and voluntary (92.6 per cent) sector homes. The occupancy rate in all care homes for adults with learning disabilities has fallen slightly between September 2003 and March 2004 (from 90.4 per cent to 89.9 per cent).
The number of care home places available for adults with learning disabilities continues to gradually decrease. The number of places fell by 77 during the six months up until March 2004. The number of residents in care homes for adults with learning disabilities has fallen by over a fifth in the past three years (22 per cent). There were 3,216 residents in 2001 and that number fell by 703 during the next 3 years to 2,513. During the same period the number of care homes for adults with learning disabilities fell by 45 (table 10 excludes information on homes deregistering to housing support, which can be found in annex G).
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