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Section One: Care Homes for Older People
Table 1 - Care Homes, Places, Residents by Sector / Places per 1,000 Population, 2000 - 2007
| Mar-00 | Mar-01 | Mar-02 | Mar-03 | Mar-04 | Mar-05 | Mar-06 | Mar-07 |
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Number of Care Homes | 1,060 | 1,038 | 1,019 | 996 | 989 | 978 | 961 | 944 |
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- Of which LA/ NHS | 199 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 189 | 184 | 185 | 178 |
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- Of which Private | 700 | 687 | 672 | 654 | 648 | 642 | 633 | 626 |
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- Of which Voluntary | 161 | 160 | 159 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 143 | 140 |
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Number of Places | 39,204 | 38,425 | 38,128 | 37,924 | 38,243 | 38,316 | 38,123 | 37,301 |
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- Of which LA/ NHS | 6,456 | 6,052 | 5,872 | 5,862 | 6,015 | 5,810 | 5,685 | 5,408 |
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- Of which Private | 27,969 | 27,769 | 27,628 | 27,567 | 27,690 | 27,981 | 28,149 | 27,712 |
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- Of which Voluntary | 4,779 | 4,604 | 4,628 | 4,495 | 4,538 | 4,525 | 4,289 | 4,181 |
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Number of Residents | 34,457 | 34,500 | 34,591 | 34,326 | 34,156 | 33,608 | 33,369 | 33,173 |
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- Of which LA/ NHS | 5,842 | 5,441 | 5,236 | 5,164 | 5,124 | 4,905 | 4,932 | 4,752 |
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- Of which Private | 24,337 | 24,873 | 25,139 | 25,165 | 24,963 | 24,675 | 24,568 | 24,598 |
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- Of which Voluntary | 4,278 | 4,186 | 4,216 | 3,997 | 4,069 | 4,028 | 3,869 | 3,823 |
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Places per 1,000 pop'n aged 65+ | 49.0 | 47.6 | 46.9 | 46.3 | 46.3 | 46.0 | 45.5 | 44.5 |
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Source: SCHC1 March 2007
In March 2007 there were 944 care homes for older people. Of these 178 (19 per cent) were run by a Local Authority or by the NHS, 626 (66 per cent) were privately owned and the remaining 140 (15 per cent) were in the voluntary sector. In total, there were 116 fewer homes for older people in March 2007 than in March 2000 (when there were 1,060 such homes) and 17 fewer than in March 2006.
The 37,301 registered places in March 2007 represents 44.5 places per 1,000 population and consists of 5,408 places (14 per cent) in the Local Authority/ NHS sector, 27,712 places (74 per cent) in the private sector and 4,181 places (11 per cent) in the voluntary sector. Between March 2000 and March 2007 the total number of registered places had fallen by 1,903 (5 per cent). In the Local Authority/ NHS sector there had been a decrease of 1,048 places (16.2 per cent) whilst in the private sector there had been a decrease of 257 places. Finally, in the voluntary sector there had been a decrease of 598 places (a reduction of 12.5 per cent). Annex C and chart 1 show the number of places per 1,000 population aged 65+ for each local authority. East Dunbartonshire had 26.8 places per 1,000 population aged 65+, the fewest of all local authorities, whilst South Lanarkshire had the most at 56.3 places per 1,000 population aged 65+.
Between March 2000 and March 2007, the number of residents had fallen by 1,284 (3.7 per cent) from 34,457 to 33,173.
Table 2 - Registered Places in Care Homes for Older People, Local Authorities with the Largest Increases/Decreases
| Number of Registered Places |
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Local Authority | Mar-00 | Mar-07 | % change between
March 2000 and March 2007 |
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Orkney Islands | 100 | 130 | 30.0% |
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North Lanarkshire | 1,710 | 1,982 | 15.9% |
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Clackmannanshire | 203 | 234 | 15.3% |
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Fife | 2,307 | 2,572 | 11.5% |
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Scotland | 39,204 | 37,301 | -4.9% |
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North Ayrshire | 1,300 | 1,076 | -17.2% |
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Aberdeen City | 1,896 | 1,541 | -18.7% |
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Stirling | 780 | 618 | -20.8% |
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East Ayrshire | 946 | 697 | -26.3% |
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Source: SCHC1 March 2007
Table 2 shows the local authorities with the largest percentage increases and decreases in the number of registered places in care homes for older people, between March 2000 and March 2007. Annex B contains details of registered places for each census between these dates for all local authorities
The biggest percentage increase in registered places since March 2000 occurred in the Orkney Islands where the number of registered places has risen from 100 in March 2000 to 130 in March 2007 (a 30 per cent increase). Other local authorities to have experienced large increases in the percentage of registered places were North Lanarkshire,
Clackmannanshire and Fife. The biggest percentage decrease in the number of registered places since March 2000 occurred in East Ayrshire. Here there had been a 26.3 per cent decrease, a reduction of 249 places. Other local authorities to have experienced a large decrease were Stirling, Aberdeen City and North Ayrshire.
Table 3: Number of Admissions, Discharges and Deaths in Homes for Older People
March 2006 - March 2007
| SECTOR | TOTAL |
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LA/ NHS | Private | Voluntary |
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Long Stay | Short Stay | Total | Long Stay | Short Stay | Total | Long Stay | Short Stay | Total | Long Stay | Short Stay | Total |
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RESIDENTS IN CARE HOMES |
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In on 30 March 2006 | 4,558 | 312 | 4,870 | 24,160 | 342 | 24,502 | 3,766 | 87 | 3,853 | 32,484 | 741 | 33,225 |
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Admissions during 12 months | 1,645 | 8,408 | 10,053 | 9,536 | 6,564 | 16,100 | 1,294 | 1,951 | 3,245 | 12,475 | 16,923 | 29,398 |
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Discharges during 12 months | 909 | 8,335 | 9,244 | 2,116 | 6,382 | 8,498 | 473 | 1,926 | 2,399 | 3,498 | 16,643 | 20,141 |
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Deaths during 12 months | 889 | 38 | 927 | 7,338 | 168 | 7,506 | 847 | 29 | 876 | 9,074 | 235 | 9,309 |
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in on 31 March 2007 | 4,405 | 347 | 4,752 | 24,242 | 356 | 24,598 | 3,740 | 83 | 3,823 | 32,387 | 786 | 33,173 |
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Source: SCHC1 March 2007
Admissions and Discharges.
In care homes run by local authorities or by the NHS there were a total of 10,053 admissions. These accounted for 34 per cent of all admissions (13 per cent of all long stay and 50 per cent of all short stay admissions). In the Local Authority/ NHS sector, the majority of admissions (84 per cent) were for a short stay or respite care.
In the private sector there were a total of 16,100 admissions, 9,536 (59 per cent) of which were long stay and 6,564 (41 per cent) short stay or respite. In total these represented 55 per cent of all admissions and included 76 per cent of all long stay and 39 per cent of all short stay admissions.
Admissions in the voluntary sector accounted for the remaining 11 per cent of all admissions including 10 per cent of all long stay and 12 per cent of all short stay admissions.
Between 31 March 2006 and 31 March 2007, 20,141 residents were discharged from care homes. 3,498 of these discharges were long stay residents and 16,643 were short stay residents. Discharges from local authority run homes accounted for 46 per cent of all discharges whilst a further 42 per cent of discharges were of residents in the private sector and 12 per cent were in the voluntary sector.
During the year preceding the most recent census 9,309 care home residents died.
Of these the majority, 9,074 were long stay residents.
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