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Scottish Community Care Statistics 1999

Residential Care Homes

Tables 1.11 to 1.19 contain information on private and voluntary residential care homes registered with social work registration & inspection units and local authority run residential care homes. Tables in this chapter cover residential homes primarily intended for older people; homes for other client groups are included in chapters 2 - 5. For definitions on which the data are collected, please refer to the notes in annex A.

In 1998 a new methodology was introduced for dealing with non-response. Care should be taken when comparing time series data before and after 1998 as the figures may not be directly comparable. Please refer to annex A for more details.

Table 1.11: Residential Care Homes for Older People, 1980-1999

		1980 ¹	1985	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
No of Homes	Local Authority	247	267	277	260	256	246	239	219
	Private	175	60	247	258	246	249	273	275
	Voluntary		142	137	157	161	169	169	165
	Total	422	469	661	675	663	664	681	659
No of Beds	Local Authority	9,348	9,816	9,712	8,317	8,071	7,694	7,464	6,876
	Private	5,061	1,044	4,124	4,514	4,407	4,622	5,025	5,280
	Voluntary		4,477	4,510	4,157	4,123	4,211	4,188	4,144
	Total	14,409	15,337	18,346	16,988	16,601	16,527	16,677	16,300
No of Residents	Local Authority	8,790	9,068	8,807	7,584	7,407	7,108	6,706	6,059
	Private	4,672	924	3,195	3,934	3,818	3,846	4,386	4,477
	Voluntary		4,193	4,355	3,807	3,812	3,815	3,791	3,684
	Total	13,462	14,185	16,357	15,325	15,037	14,769	14,883	14,220

¹In 1980 the figures for the private and voluntary sectors are grouped together.
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 1.11 provides a breakdown of the number of residential care homes, beds and residents over time split by sector.

The number of beds available has increased since 1980 but has been fairly stable since 1995; there were 16,300 beds available in 1999.

As is apparent from chart 1.3, the proportion of residential care beds in the local authority sector has been decreasing since 1990, whilst the number in the private and voluntary sectors has been on the increase.

Chart 1.3 Places in Residential Care Homes for Older People by sector

Chart 1.3

¹In 1980 the figures for the private and voluntary sectors are grouped together.

Table 1.12: Residential Care Homes for Older People, 1999

Local Authority	Local Authority			Private			Voluntary			Total			Resi- dents per 1,000 pop'n 65+
Local Authority	Homes	Beds	Resi- dents	Homes	Beds	Resi- dents	Homes	Beds	Resi- dents	Homes	Beds	Resi- dents	Resi- dents per 1,000 pop'n 65+
Aberdeen City	10	319	272	2	22	21	9	350	311	21	691	604	19
Aberdeenshire	12	324	313	10	169	158	7	182	167	29	675	638	21
Angus	6	168	141	19	354	290	2	71	62	27	593	493	27
Argyll & Bute	7	126	117	20	387	294	4	99	87	31	612	498	30
Clackmannanshire	2	71	68	0	0	0	1	12	11	3	83	79	11
Dumfries & Galloway	0	0	0	22	421	345	12	295	270	34	716	615	22
Dundee City	6	243	202	7	153	133	5	111	67	18	507	402	16
East Ayrshire	4	100	91	12	301	169	2	78	73	18	479	333	17
East Dunbartonshire	1	30	27	3	75	75	1	33	28	5	138	130	8
East Lothian	4	148	127	4	80	69	4	96	74	12	324	270	18
East Renfrewshire	1	43	43	2	38	36	4	125	121	7	206	200	15
Edinburgh, City of	14	619	548	12	219	200	22	523	466	48	1,361	1,214	18
Eileanan Siar	15	175	141	1	6	6	1	14	12	17	195	159	31
Falkirk	6	176	174	4	57	50	3	51	49	13	284	273	13
Fife	12	359	314	20	406	386	10	193	181	42	958	881	16
Glasgow City	23	1,077	917	15	322	303	20	519	491	58	1,918	1,711	19
Highland	18	326	283	29	458	387	10	191	167	57	975	837	25
Inverclyde	2	64	61	4	95	81	6	157	126	12	316	268	20
Midlothian	3	127	110	3	74	70	2	68	61	8	269	241	21
Moray	6	144	124	4	73	65	1	55	54	11	272	243	18
North Ayrshire	6	129	122	12	194	158	2	70	66	20	393	346	16
North Lanarkshire	10	387	361	9	167	160	1	13	9	20	567	530	12
Orkney Islands	2	75	70	3	29	26	0	0	0	5	104	96	30
Perth & Kinross	3	127	117	19	404	338	8	224	192	30	755	647	26
Renfrewshire	6	226	222	6	155	119	2	58	56	14	439	397	15
Scottish Borders	6	211	194	8	139	115	4	109	93	18	459	402	20
Shetland Islands	4	73	61	0	0	0	5	71	52	9	144	113	38
South Ayrshire	5	156	134	5	63	63	3	75	65	13	294	262	13
South Lanarkshire	8	310	206	11	257	216	5	106	95	24	673	517	12
Stirling	4	95	77	5	104	93	6	162	147	15	361	317	25
West Dunbartonshire	7	229	215	2	36	32	1	10	10	10	275	257	18
West Lothian	6	219	207	2	22	19	2	23	21	10	264	247	15
Scotland	219	6,876	6,059	275	5,280	4,477	165	4,144	3,684	659	16,300	14,220	18

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 1.12 presents the number of residential care homes for older people, their associated places and residents by sector for each local authority in Scotland.

Overall in Scotland there were 18 residents per 1,000 population aged 65 and over. Shetland Islands had 38 residents per 1,000 population aged 65 and over. At the other end of the scale East Dunbartonshire had only 8 residents per population.

Table 1.13: Admissions and Discharges in Residential Care Homes for Older People, 1985-1999

Sector		1985	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Local Authority	Admissions
	Long Stay	3,840	3,208	2,911	3,115	2,861	2,369	2,242
	Short Stay	3,161	6,587	9,973	11,223	10,656	10,805	9,473
	Total ¹	7,001	9,795	12,884	14,338	13,517	13,174	11,715
	Discharges
	Long Stay	3,752	3,449	3,007	3,159	2,926	2,616	2,525
	Short Stay	3,138	6,567	9,930	11,165	10,637	10,798	9,445
	Total ¹	6,890	10,016	12,937	14,324	13,563	13,414	11,970
Private	Admissions
	Long Stay	511	1,286	1,360	1,472	1,401	1,619	1,692
	Short Stay	49	197	455	654	1,134	1,473	1,593
	Total ¹	560	1,483	1,815	2,126	2,535	3,092	3,276
	Discharges
	Long Stay	292	1,114	1,159	1,392	1,226	1,340	1,612
	Short Stay	48	192	453	622	1,143	1,454	1,597
	Total ¹	340	1,306	1,612	2,014	2,369	2,794	3,209
Voluntary	Admissions
	Long Stay	1,110	1,115	1,018	1,203	1,150	1,103	1,170
	Short Stay	275	454	1,211	1,348	1,276	1,300	1,640
	Total ¹	1,385	1,569	2,229	2,551	2,426	2,403	2,810
	Discharges
	Long Stay	1,154	1,218	1,027	1,198	1,186	1,069	1,304
	Short Stay	276	468	1,203	1,350	1,262	1,316	1,639
	Total ¹	1,430	1,686	2,230	2,548	2,448	2,385	2,943
Total	Admissions
	Long Stay	5,461	5,609	5,289	5,790	5,412	5,091	5,104
	Short Stay	3,485	7,238	11,639	13,225	13,066	13,578	12,706
	Total ¹	8,946	12,847	16,928	19,015	18,478	18,669	17,802
	Discharges
	Long Stay	5,198	5,781	5,193	5,749	5,338	5,025	5,441
	Short Stay	3,462	7,227	11,586	13,137	13,042	13,568	12,681
	Total ¹	8,660	13,008	16,779	18,886	18,380	18,593	18,122

¹ Totals may not equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 1.13 provides a breakdown of admissions and discharges in homes for older people by sector and over time. See annex A for a definition of short stay.

The number of admissions and discharges has steadily increased until 1996 where the numbers peaked and have been declining slowly since. The number of short stay admissions and discharges have been on a steady increase whilst long stay have been declining.

Tables 1.14 to 1.18 provide information on long-stay residents only as this level of detail is not collected for short-stay residents.

Table 1.14: Age of Residents^1,2 in Homes for Older People, 1980-1999

Age Group	1980	1985	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
< 55 Years	1%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
55 - 64 Years	4%	3%	2%	1%	2%	2%	1%	2%
65 - 75 Years	17%	13%	11%	10%	11%	10%	10%	11%
75 - 84 Years	43%	44%	41%	35%	35%	34%	34%	33%
85 and over	36%	41%	46%	53%	53%	54%	54%	54%
Unknown (Number)	..	..	240	453	154	69	-	-
Total Residents¹	13,202	14,070	15,742	14,803	14,513	14,178	14,398	13,781

¹ Total residents relates to long stay residents only.
² Percentages are based on the number of residents with known ages.
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 1.14 presents the number of residents in homes for older people categorised by age group.

The majority of residents in homes for older people are aged 85 or over. This proportion has increased steadily between 1980 and 1999 to represent 54 per cent of residents in 1999. Between 1980 and 1999, an average of 98 per cent of residents in homes for older people were 65 or over.

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