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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 |
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L A | Vol | Priv | TOTAL | L A | Vol | Priv | TOTAL | L A | Vol | Priv | TOTAL |
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Older People | 236 | 88 | 65 | 389 | 4,462 | 1,679 | 746 | 6,887 | 8,116 | 2,565 | 1,224 | 11,905 |
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People with Learning Disabilities | 126 | 33 | 4 | 163 | 7,075 | 727 | 92 | 7,894 | 6,506 | 908 | 108 | 7,522 |
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Physically Disabled People | 23 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 1,137 | 316 | 29 | 1,482 | 1,241 | 423 | 67 | 1,731 |
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People with Mental Health Problems | 12 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 225 | 185 | 0 | 410 | 187 | 166 | 0 | 353 |
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Other Client Groups | 4 | 22 | 4 | 30 | 90 | 741 | 59 | 890 | 85 | 1325 | 90 | 1,500 |
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TOTAL | 401 | 157 | 75 | 633 | 12989 | 3648 | 926 | 17563 | 16135 | 5387 | 1489 | 23011 |
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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 |
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Older People | 104 | 156 | 125 | 385 |
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People with Learning Disabilities | 105 | 6 | 52 | 163 |
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Physically Disabled People | 21 | 3 | 9 | 33 |
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People with Mental Health Problems | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
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Other Client Groups | 6 | 1 | 17 | 24 |
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TOTAL | 239 | 166 | 217 | 622 |
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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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