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Section Two: Long Stay Residents in Care Homes for Older People
Table 11: Gender and Age of Residents March 2003 - September 2005
Gender | Age | Mar-03 | Sep-03 | Mar-04 | Sep-04 | Mar-05 | Sep-05 |
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Male | Under 65 | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 9% |
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65 - 74 | 17% | 17% | 17% | 14% | 16% | 17% |
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75 - 84 | 38% | 39% | 40% | 38% | 40% | 38% |
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85+ | 37% | 37% | 35% | 40% | 36% | 36% |
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Total | 8,833 | 8,622 | 8,793 | 8,514 | 8,850 | 9,000 |
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Female | Under 65 | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% |
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65 - 74 | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
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75 - 84 | 34% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 36% | 35% |
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85+ | 54% | 53% | 53% | 53% | 52% | 52% |
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Total | 24,683 | 24,605 | 23,896 | 25,025 | 24,425 | 23,893 |
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Total | Under 65 | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
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65 - 74 | 11% | 11% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 11% |
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75 - 84 | 35% | 36% | 36% | 35% | 37% | 36% |
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85+ | 50% | 49% | 48% | 50% | 48% | 48% |
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Total | 33,516 | 33,227 | 32,689 | 33,539 | 33,275 | 32,893 |
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Source: SCHC2A September 2005
Of the 32,893 long stay residents in care homes for older people on 30 September 2005, 23,893 (almost three-quarters) were female and 9,000 were male. More than half of the female long stay residents were aged 85 or over and a further 35 per cent were aged between 75 and 84. Amongst male residents, 36 per cent were aged 85 and over and 38 per cent were aged 75-84. Since March 2003 the percentage of long stay residents aged 85 and
over has fallen slightly amongst both male and female residents. There has been a corresponding increase in the percentage of residents aged 75-84 and amongst those aged under 65.
Table 12: Location Resident Admitted From by Age, April 2002 - September 2005
Admitted from | Apr 02 - Mar 03 | Apr 03 - Sep 03 | Oct 03 - Mar 04 | Apr04 - Sep 04 | Oct 04 - Mar 05 | Apr 05 - Sep 05 |
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Own home | 35% | 37% | 36% | 34% | 34% | 35% |
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Hospital | 48% | 46% | 48% | 48% | 49% | 47% |
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Another care home | 15% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 16% |
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Sheltered housing | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
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Supported accom. | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
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Other/not known | 222 | 80 | 73 | 80 | 60 | 72 |
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Total (=100%) | 14,105 | 6,993 | 7,430 | 6,880 | 7,007 | 6,870 |
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Source: SCHC2A September 2005
Table 12 gives a breakdown of where long stay residents were before being admitted to a care home. This is provided for all residents admitted in each census period between April 2002 and September 2005.
Between April 2005 and September 2005 6,870 long stay residents were admitted to care homes and for all but 72 of these admission data was known or estimated. Of these 6,798, 47 per cent were admitted from a hospital. A further 35 per cent were admitted from their own home, 16 per cent from another care home, 1 per cent from sheltered housing and 1 per cent from supported accommodation. This distribution has remained fairly steady since the March 2003 census.
Table 13: Destination on Discharge, April 2002 - September 2005
Destination on discharge | Apr 02 - Mar 03 | Apr 03 - Sep 03 | Oct 03 - Mar 04 | Apr04 - Sep 04 | Oct 04 - Mar 05 | Apr 05 - Sep 05 |
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Own home | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
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Hospital | 11% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 12% |
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Another Care Home | 14% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 13% | 15% |
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Sheltered housing | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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Supported accom. | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
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Died | 70% | 68% | 71% | 68% | 72% | 67% |
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Other/not known | 98 | 22 | 71 | 71 | 46 | 65 |
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Total | 14,415 | 6,970 | 7,742 | 6,832 | 7,378 | 6,742 |
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Source: SCHC2A September 2005
Table 13 shows the destination of long stay residents who were discharged from care homes in each census period back to April 2002 - March 2003. Between April 2005 and September 2005, 67 per cent of discharges were due to deaths, the figure generally being larger in the March censuses which cover the winter period and dropping in the September censuses. A further 15 per cent exited to another care home, 12 per cent went into hospital and 4 per cent went to their own home.
Table 14: Incomplete Length of Stay, March 2003 - September 2005
Length of stay | Mar-03 | Sep-03 | Mar-04 | Sep-04 | Mar-05 | Sep-05 |
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less than 1 month | 0% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 3% |
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1 - <3 months | 9% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 9% | 3% |
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3 - <6 months | 6% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 9% |
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6 months - < 1 year | 16% | 18% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 12% |
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1 year - < 3 years | 37% | 35% | 38% | 37% | 35% | 37% |
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3 - < 5 years | 18% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 20% |
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5 years and above | 15% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 17% |
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Total Residents | 33,516 | 33,539 | 33,227 | 33,275 | 32,689 | 32,893 |
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Source: SCHC2A September 2005
Table 14 provides details of the incomplete length of stay of residents in care homes on census nights. On 30 September 2005, 37 per cent of long stay residents in care homes for older people had been there for between 1 and 3 years. Three per cent of residents had spent less than a month in the care home whilst 17 per cent had been in the care home for 5 years or more. There has been little variation in this distribution since March 2003.
Residents who were discharged between April 2005 and September 2005 had spent an average of 2.6 years in a care home.
Table 15: Resident Characteristics, September 2005
Resident Characteristic | Under 65 | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85+ | All ages |
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Requiring Nursing Care | 982 | 2,109 | 6,656 | 8,251 | 17,998 |
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Visual Impairment | 348 | 752 | 2,600 | 4,453 | 8,153 |
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Hearing Impairment | 196 | 396 | 1,559 | 3,338 | 5,489 |
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Acquired Brain Injury | 316 | 426 | 862 | 872 | 2,476 |
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Other Physical Disability or Chronic Illness | 744 | 412 | 1,007 | 1,241 | 3,404 |
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Dementia (medically diagnosed) | 318 | 1,010 | 3,960 | 4,443 | 9,731 |
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Dementia (not medically diagnosed) | 156 | 363 | 1,540 | 2,501 | 4,560 |
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Mental Health Problems | 414 | 668 | 1,471 | 1,513 | 4,066 |
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Learning Disability | 288 | 253 | 325 | 295 | 1,161 |
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Alcohol Related Problems | 298 | 464 | 589 | 397 | 1,748 |
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Drugs Related Problems | 13 | 12 | * | * | 40 |
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None of these | 65 | 114 | 542 | 1,008 | 1,729 |
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All Residents | 1,792 | 3,702 | 11,699 | 15,700 | 32,893 |
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Source: SCHC2A September 2005
Table 15 shows the number of long stay residents with various characteristics. Residents may have more than one of these characteristics. More than half of all residents in each age group in care homes for older people required nursing care (17,998 of the 32,893). A total of 14,291 long stay residents (43 per cent) had dementia (of these, 68% had their dementia medically diagnosed).
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