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Statistics Release: CARE HOMES, SCOTLAND MARCH 2004

Section Five: Care Homes for Adults in Other Client Group

Table 15 - Care Homes by Sector, Places and Residents, March 2004

Table 16 - Care Homes, Places and Residents, 2001 - 2004

Source: Care Home Census Statistical Return March 2004

Care homes registered for other types of user can includes adults with acquired brain injuries, mothers and children, alcohol related problems, drugs related problems, AIDS/HIV and other vulnerable groups.

In March 2004 there were 75 registered care homes across 18 local authorities providing places for adults in the above categories. Over half of those homes (40) are within Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow city local authorities. In total those 75 homes contained 1,258 places and catered for 1,054 residents. The overall occupancy rate for care homes for other client groups was 85.6 per cent. On average each care home for other client groups contained 17 places. There is however a large difference between sectors with an average private care home containing 50 places, over 3 times as many as local authority or voluntary run homes.

The number of registered care homes for other client groups has fallen by 12 overall between March 2001 and March 2003. There has also been a fall of 161 places (13 per cent) during the same period. Table 12 omits information on care homes for other clients groups that have deregistered to become housing support services (See Annex G).

Background information on the Census of Care Home Establishments

The Scottish Care Home census is intended to cover all adult care home establishments that are registered with the Care Commission. The Care Commission is responsible for regulating a wide range of social services, and was established under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001.

This is a relatively new census (first issued in March 2003) that replaces two previous surveys. It combines the former 'Residential Care Home Census - R1' (run by the Scottish Executive) and the 'Private Nursing Homes Census' (run by ISD Scotland).

The figures from this census cannot be directly compared with the figures from the Residential Care Homes and Private Nursing Homes census as many homes were dual registered. Therefore simply adding together the final statistics published in those two surveys would result in double counting.

The 2001 and 2002 figures presented in this statistics release remove this element of double counting by combining the information from the residential care home census and nursing home census and comparing this with the information received in March 2003. All figures in the release are final apart from March 2004 which is provisional.

This census is issued twice a year (whereas the previous surveys were annual). The figures in this release relate to the 31 ^st March 2004. They are provisional and subject to change. Final figures will be published in the next care home census release which will relate to the situation on the 30 ^th September 2004.

The number of open establishments covered by the March census was 1,548. Full or partial responses were received from 1,293 open care homes giving an estimated response rate of approximately 84 per cent.

The figures in this statistics release have been grossed up to take account of non-response. The methodology adopted was based on carrying forward previous records available for the care home in question. This methodology is different to that used previously for non-response, therefore care should be taken when making comparisons with the pre-2003 data.

A large number of homes across clients groups have continued to deregister with the Care Commission as providing care for clients. These homes have not closed but have been omitted entirely from this statistics release. They are still operational and will be re-registering with the Care Commission as Housing Support services. Information on the number of homes deregistering for this reason is available in annex G.

Further Information

Further details and analysis of the data presented in this Statistics Release is available on request from the address following. The Statistics Release is also available on the Scottish Executive web site ( www.scotland.gov.uk). This release was published on the 30 ^th September 2004.

Social Work Statistics
Room 3.WR
St Andrew's House
Edinburgh, EH1 3DG
Contact: Steven Gillespie
Tel: 0131 244 3777
E-mail: SWStat@scotland.gov.uk
30th September 2004

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