Vacancy Monitoring Report

VACANCY MONITORING REPORT

1ST APRIL 1997 - 31ST MARCH 1998

SECTION 4 - RESPONSE RATES IN RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES FOR OLDER PEOPLE AND IN NURSING HOMES

Table A

Number of Places and Response Rates in Residential Care Homes for Older People

Census Date	Number of Beds as			Total Number of			% Response Rate
Census Date	per forms received			Known Beds⁽¹⁾
	LA	Priv	Vol	LA	Priv	Vol	LA	Priv	Vol
30-Sep-93	8,461	3,366	3,536	8,831	4,702	4,393	95.8	71.6	80.5
31-Dec-93	8,540	3,478	3,824	8,700	4,664	4,227	98.2	74.6	90.5
31-Mar-94	8,083	3,285	3,393	8,668	4,636	4,305	93.3	70.9	78.8
30-Sep-94	8,311	3,980	3,967	8,354	4,693	4,119	99.5	84.8	96.3
31-Mar-95	8,120	3,959	3,998	8,236	4,752	4,337	98.6	83.3	92.2
30-Sep-95	8,187	3,741	4,040	8,275	4,458	4,203	98.9	83.9	96.1
31-Mar-96	7,615	3,938	4,169	8,121	4,567	4,225	93.8	86.2	98.7
30-Sep-96	7,788	4,574	4,067	7,788	4,780	4,285	100.0	95.7	94.9

⁽¹⁾According to SWSG database.

Table B

Number of Places and Response Rates in Residential Care Homes for Older People; as at 31st March 1997

New Council Area	Number of Beds as per forms received			Total Number of Known Beds⁽¹⁾			% Response Rate
New Council Area	LA	Priv	Vol	LA	Priv	Vol	LA	Priv	Vol

Aberdeen City	353	12	364	353	25	364	100.0	48.0	100.0
Aberdeenshire	353	98	221	353	104	221	100.0	94.2	100.0
Angus	168	214	71	168	317	71	100.0	67.5	100.0
Argyll & Bute	167	287	98	167	430	98	100.0	66.7	100.0
Clackmannanshire	71	0	12	71	0	12	100.0	-	100.0
Dumfries & Galloway	279	261	76	279	270	99	100.0	96.7	76.8
Dundee City	365	116	133	365	161	133	100.0	72.0	100.0
East Ayrshire	99	202	79	99	227	79	100.0	89.0	100.0
East Dunbartonshire	39	19	58	39	36	58	100.0	52.8	100.0
East Lothian	169	53	91	169	53	91	100.0	100.0	100.0
East Renfrewshire	43	40	124	43	49	124	100.0	81.6	100.0
Edinburgh City of	619	138	536	619	224	598	100.0	61.6	89.6
Eilean Siar	186	6	14	186	6	14	100.0	100.0	100.0
Falkirk	197	61	50	197	75	50	100.0	81.3	100.0
Fife	341	341	181	341	400	207	100.0	85.3	87.4
Glasgow City of	1080	287	545	1080	342	545	100.0	83.9	100.0
Highland	350	391	247	350	482	247	100.0	81.1	100.0
Inverclyde	64	20	150	64	95	150	100.0	21.1	100.0
Midlothian	158	42	68	158	42	68	100.0	100.0	100.0
Moray	164	59	50	164	59	50	100.0	100.0	100.0
North Ayrshire	129	99	70	129	185	70	100.0	53.5	100.0
North Lanarkshire	434	150	13	434	168	13	100.0	89.3	100.0
Orkney Islands	71	15	0	71	31	0	100.0	48.4	-
Perthshire & Kinross	174	248	204	174	377	204	100.0	65.8	100.0
Renfrewshire	232	119	58	232	154	58	100.0	77.3	100.0
Scottish Borders	224	113	134	224	113	134	100.0	100.0	100.0
Shetland Islands	53	0	65	53	0	65	100.0	-	100.0
South Ayrshire	160	49	67	160	68	104	100.0	72.1	64.4
South Lanarkshire	375	105	100	375	148	132	100.0	70.9	75.8
Stirling	112	103	179	112	103	179	100.0	100.0	100.0
West Dunbartonshire	234	36	9	234	36	9	100.0	100.0	100.0
West Lothian	216	10	22	216	26	22	100.0	38.5	100.0

Scotland	7,679	3,694	4,089	7,679	4,806	4,269	100.0	76.9	95.8

⁽¹⁾According to SWSG database.

Table C

Number of Places and Response Rates in Residential Care Homes for Older People; as at 31st March 1998

New Council Area	Number of Beds as per forms received			Total Number of Known Beds⁽¹⁾			% Response Rate
New Council Area	LA	Priv	Vol	LA	Priv	Vol	LA	Priv	Vol

Aberdeen City	325	12	300	325	22	365	100.0	54.5	82.2
Aberdeenshire	330	97	168	330	107	178	100.0	90.7	94.4
Angus	168	246	70	168	376	70	100.0	65.4	100.0
Argyll & Bute	147	334	99	147	395	99	100.0	84.6	100.0
Clackmannanshire	71	0	12	71	0	12	100.0	-	100.0
Dumfries & Galloway	279	249	97	279	283	97	100.0	88.0	100.0
Dundee City	365	160	89	365	160	114	100.0	100.0	78.1
East Ayrshire	100	182	78	100	253	78	100.0	71.9	100.0
East Dunbartonshire	39	94	33	39	94	33	100.0	100.0	100.0
East Lothian	153	78	92	153	78	92	100.0	100.0	100.0
East Renfrewshire	41	36	124	41	36	124	100.0	100.0	100.0
Edinburgh City of	619	155	527	619	213	527	100.0	72.8	100.0
Eilean Siar	177	6	13	177	6	13	100.0	100.0	100.0
Falkirk	193	49	51	193	63	51	100.0	77.8	100.0
Fife	367	379	194	367	440	194	100.0	86.1	100.0
Glasgow City of	1083	271	489	1123	315	536	96.4	86.0	91.2
Highland	336	404	189	336	489	204	100.0	82.6	92.6
Inverclyde	32	86	145	66	86	145	48.5	100.0	100.0
Midlothian	0	72	61	129	72	61	0.0	100.0	100.0
Moray	125	73	54	125	73	54	100.0	100.0	100.0
North Ayrshire	127	143	70	127	192	70	100.0	74.5	100.0
North Lanarkshire	415	108	13	415	152	13	100.0	71.1	100.0
Orkney Islands	70	12	0	70	28	0	100.0	42.9	-
Perthshire & Kinross	128	377	193	128	431	193	100.0	87.5	100.0
Renfrewshire	234	135	58	234	154	58	100.0	87.7	100.0
Scottish Borders	210	112	108	210	117	134	100.0	95.7	80.6
Shetland Islands	73	0	66	73	0	66	100.0	-	100.0
South Ayrshire	158	72	68	158	90	98	100.0	80.0	69.4
South Lanarkshire	374	131	110	374	174	110	100.0	75.3	100.0
Stirling	87	113	177	87	113	188	100.0	100.0	94.1
West Dunbartonshire	224	36	10	224	36	10	100.0	100.0	100.0
West Lothian	218	26	23	218	26	23	100.0	100.0	100.0

Scotland	7,268	4,248	3,781	7,471	5,074	4,010	97.3	83.7	94.3

⁽¹⁾According to SWSG database.

Table D

Response Levels in Private Nursing Homes ⁽¹⁾

	Census Date
	31-Dec-93	31-Mar-94	30-Sep-94	31-Mar-95	30-Sep-95	31-Mar-96	30-Sep-96

% Response Rate	95.5	97.1	96.2	95.1	97.1	98.2	97.4

Source: Scottish Health Service, Information & Statistics Division: Form ISD(S)34Q
⁽¹⁾ Bed complement as per forms received as a percentage of total beds registered.