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Day Care Services, Scotland 2007

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3. Profile of Registered Day Care Services

Table 1: Registered Day Care Services by Client Group and Sector

Intended Client Group

No. of Centres

No. of Places

No. of Users 1

L A

Vol

Priv

TOTAL

L A

Vol

Priv

TOTAL

L A

Vol

Priv

TOTAL

Older People

236

88

65

389

4,462

1,679

746

6,887

8,116

2,565

1,224

11,905

People with Learning Disabilities

126

33

4

163

7,075

727

92

7,894

6,506

908

108

7,522

Physically Disabled People

23

8

2

33

1,137

316

29

1,482

1,241

423

67

1,731

People with Mental Health Problems

12

6

0

18

225

185

0

410

187

166

0

353

Other Client Groups

4

22

4

30

90

741

59

890

85

1325

90

1,500

TOTAL

401

157

75

633

12989

3648

926

17563

16135

5387

1489

23011

Source: Day Care Services Census Return D1-B
1 User figures are for the week ending 31 st March 2007

The Day Care services included in this section cover local authority, private and voluntary service providers registered with the Care Commission.

Table 1 shows the number of registered Day Care centres, the number of places and number of people attending centres during census week. There were 633 centres in Scotland; between them they provide 17,563 places and supply a service to 23,011 people in Scotland.

The majority of Day Care services (61 per cent) are intended for older people. These had 11,905 attendees during the census week, and provide 39 per cent of all day care places.

Centres intended for people with learning disabilities account for 45 per cent of total places but within fewer centres. Average number of places per centre for this client group is 48, compared to 18 for centres for older people.

The independent sector provides 37 per cent of all centres and 26 per cent of all places.

Table 2 shows the type of setting of centres throughout Scotland, where the setting is known. 38 per cent of centres are set in purpose built buildings and 27 per cent are set within a residential home. However this varies considerably depending on the intended client group. 41 per cent of all day care services for older people are set within a residential home, while 64 per cent of day centres for people with learning disabilities are set in purpose built buildings.

Table 2: Type of Setting of Day Care Centre

Intended Client Group

Purpose Built Building

Within Residential Home

Other Community Setting

TOTAL

Older People

104

156

125

385

People with Learning Disabilities

105

6

52

163

Physically Disabled People

21

3

9

33

People with Mental Health Problems

3

0

14

17

Other Client Groups

6

1

17

24

TOTAL

239

166

217

622

Source: Day Care Services Census Return D1-B
Note: the type of setting was unknown for a further 11 Day Care services

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