Scottish Community Care Statistics 1999: page 12



	Publications

Statistics

Home | Search | Contacts | Site Map

< Previous | Contents | Next >

Scottish Community Care Statistics 1999

Day Care

Tables 2.3 and 2.4 provide information on day care services primarily intended for people with learning disabilities. Day care figures for other client groups are included in chapters 1, 3, 4 and 5. Please refer to the notes in annex A for definitions on which the data are collected.

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 2.3: Number of Day Centres ¹ for People with Learning Disabilities, Places and People Attending, 1985 - 1998

	Year
	1985	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998
Number of day centres	105	120	148	146	158	157
Number of places	6,895	7,721	8,521	8,682	8,911	8,742
Number attending	6,353	7,486	8,596	8,344	8,934	8,587

¹ Includes centres with 4 or less places (which are usually attached to residential homes).
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - D1-B Return

It can be seen from table 2.3 that the number of day centres for people with learning disabilities in Scotland has, on the whole, increased over the years. The number of places has progressively increased until 1997, when there was a slight downturn. Numbers attending day care centres have followed a similar pattern.

Table 2.4: Day Centres¹ for People with Learning Disabilities as at 31 March 1998

Local Authority	Number of Centres	Number of Places	Places per 10,000 Pop'n aged 16-64	Number Attending	Number Attending per 10,000 Pop'n aged 16-64
Aberdeen City	9	403	28	407	29
Aberdeenshire	8	423	29	453	31
Angus	3	180	26	192	28
Argyll & Bute	5	225	39	178	31
Clackmannanshire	2	77	25	68	22
Dumfries & Galloway	6	289	32	258	28
Dundee City	5	273	29	274	29
East Ayrshire	3	193	25	185	24
East Dunbartonshire	1	129	18	116	16
East Lothian	3	249	44	238	42
East Renfrewshire	2	96	17	95	17
Edinburgh, City of	14	803	26	729	24
Eileanan Siar	4	43	25	47	27
Falkirk	3	220	23	210	22
Fife	4	454	20	496	22
Glasgow, City of	19	1,298	32	1,127	28
Highland	11	327	25	398	30
Inverclyde	4	177	33	169	31
Midlothian	1	82	15	80	15
Moray	4	141	26	149	27
North Ayrshire	5	248	28	315	35
North Lanarkshire	6	492	23	497	23
Orkney Islands	1	36	29	44	36
Perth & Kinross	4	165	20	158	19
Renfrewshire	3	264	23	248	21
Scottish Borders	8	341	52	357	54
Shetland Islands	2	54	37	50	34
South Ayrshire	3	184	26	167	23
South Lanarkshire	6	388	19	392	19
Stirling	2	150	28	136	25
West Dunbartonshire	1	100	17	100	17
West Lothian	5	238	23	254	25
Scotland	157	8,742	26	8,587	26

¹ Includes centres with 4 or less places (which are usually attached to residential homes).
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - D1-B Return

Table 2.4 presents the number of centres, available places and attendees at day care centres as at 31 March 1998 in each local authority.

Scottish Borders had 54 people attending per 10,000 of the population aged between 16 and 64. This was the highest attendee rate for Scotland. The overall Scotland attendance per 10,000 of the population aged between 16 and 64 was 26. Scottish Borders also had the highest number of available places per 10,000 of the 16 - 64 population (52) whilst the Scottish equivalent was 26.

Midlothian had the lowest rate per population in terms of both places and people attending with a rate of 15 for both.

< Previous | Contents | Next >

The information contained on this WWW site is Crown Copyright but may be reproduced without formal permission or charge for personal or in-house use. Privacy and Content Disclaimer.

For general enquiries about this web site email ceu@scotland.gov.uk or fill out our online questionnaire.