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4. Profile of Adults Attending Registered Day Care Services
Table 3 shows the sex, age group and client group of all adults attending registered day care services. It shows that for adults aged under 65, over half (52 per cent) of those attending day services were female. For the over 65 age group the majority (72 per cent) were female.
Physically disabled people (this includes sensory impairment and frailty due to old age) are the largest individual client group; they account for 43 per cent of those attending, of these 59 per cent are females over the age of 65.
Table 3: Sex and Age Profile of Day Care Service Attendees
Individual Client Group | Under 65 Years Old | Over 65 Years Old | TOTAL |
|---|
Male | Female | Male | Female |
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Dementia | 89 | 98 | 997 | 2,634 | 3,818 |
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Learning Disabilities | 3,270 | 3,842 | 236 | 349 | 7,697 |
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Physically Disabled People | 994 | 944 | 2,097 | 5,769 | 9,804 |
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Mental Health Problems | 176 | 217 | 135 | 321 | 849 |
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Drug/Alcohol Problems | 152 | 39 | 28 | 19 | 238 |
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Other Client Groups | 183 | 62 | 122 | 238 | 605 |
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TOTAL | 4,864 | 5,202 | 3,615 | 9,330 | 23,011 |
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Source: Day Care Services Census Return D1-B
Table 4 shows, in percentages, the number of days each client group used the service and the average number of days. People with learning disabilities used day care services more often than any other client group averaging 3.6 days a week.
For all other client groups most people visited centres for one or two days a week, mainly during the period Monday to Friday. Less than 0.5 per cent used the service for 6 or more days.
Table 5 shows, for each client group, the percentage of people receiving a day care service at the weekend. Overall only 6 per cent of day care clients use the service at the weekend.
Table 4: Number of Days per Week the Service is used
Individual Client Group | No. of Days per week using service (%) | Ave. No.
of Days | Base =100
% |
|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6+ |
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Dementia | 36 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.1 | 3,818 |
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Learning Disabilities | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 38 | - | 3.6 | 7,697 |
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Physically Disabled People | 43 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | - | 1.9 | 9,804 |
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Mental Health Problems | 49 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1.9 | 849 |
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Drug/Alcohol Problems | 39 | 30 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2.2 | 238 |
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Other Client Groups | 48 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 11 | - | 2.0 | 605 |
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TOTAL | 31 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 16 | - | 2.5 | 23,011 |
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'-' = Less than 0.5
Source: Day Care Services Census Return D1-B
Table 5: Using Service at Weekend
Individual Client Group | Is service used at weekend? |
|---|
Yes
% | No
% | Base =100% |
|---|
Dementia | 18 | 82 | 3,818 |
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Learning Disabilities | 1 | 99 | 7,697 |
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Physically Disabled People | 6 | 94 | 9,804 |
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Mental Health Problems | 10 | 90 | 849 |
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Drug/Alcohol Problems | 9 | 91 | 238 |
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Other Client Groups | 6 | 94 | 605 |
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TOTAL | 6 | 94 | 23,011 |
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Source: Day Care Services Census Return D1-B
Table 6: Is Transport Provided to Day Care Service, by Individual Client Group
Individual Client Group | Yes
% | No
% | Base=100% |
|---|
Dementia | 89 | 11 | 3,818 |
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Learning Disabilities | 71 | 29 | 7,697 |
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Physically Disabled People | 81 | 19 | 9,804 |
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Mental Health Problems | 56 | 44 | 849 |
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Drug/Alcohol Problems | 24 | 76 | 238 |
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Other Client Groups | 65 | 35 | 605 |
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TOTAL | 77 | 23 | 23,011 |
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Source: Day Care Services Census Return D1-B
Table 6 shows the per cent of users receiving transport to day care services, i.e. transport provided by the service, an independent sector organisation or by the Local Authority. 77 per cent of all users are provided with transport to and from the day care service.
People with dementia and people with physical disabilities were most likely to be receiving transport.
Table 7 shows the percentage of clients who received each type of service during the week and the definitions of what each service includes.
'Leisure / Recreation' and 'Social / Personal Development' were the most popular types of service to receive during the week, with 91 per cent of users.
'Education/Employment' had the lowest overall per cent of users with only 21 per cent. People with Learning Disabilities however were most likely to use this type of service during the census week.
54 per cent of all users received some form of Personal Care from day care staff during the week.
Table 7: Percentage of clients receiving a service, by service type
Individual Client Group | % of clients receiving services during survey week |
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Domestic / Practical | Social / Personal Development | Education / Employment | Leisure / Recreation | Personal Care |
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Dementia | 18 | 91 | 12 | 92 | 62 |
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Learning Disabilities | 29 | 90 | 34 | 94 | 52 |
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Physically Disabled People | 20 | 91 | 15 | 91 | 55 |
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Mental Health Problems | 19 | 89 | 14 | 76 | 47 |
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Drug/Alcohol Problems | 24 | 94 | 19 | 79 | 55 |
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Other Client Groups | 25 | 96 | 22 | 75 | 35 |
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TOTAL1 | 23 | 91 | 21 | 91 | 54 |
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Definitions:-
Domestic/Practical - shopping; food preparation; cooking; using appliances; laundry; etc.
Social/Personal Development - personal relationships; confidence building; communication; advocacy; etc.
Education/Employment - literacy skills; basic education; skills training; further education; work experience; etc.
Leisure/Recreation - sports; arts and crafts; social events; outings; hobbies; etc.
Personal Care - personal hygiene; dressing skills; feeding skills; mobility; dietary advice; medication; mental well-being; etc.
1 Totals sum to more than 100 per cent due to more than one service being available to each user
Source: Day Care Services Census Return D1-B
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