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CHANGE IN METHODOLOGY
In 1998 a new methodology was introduced for dealing with non-response for the home care, day care and residential care data collections. Where a return is not received, or is partially completed, the missing data are estimated using returns from similar establishments (in the case of day and residential care). Prior to 1998, if a return was not received, the data from the previous year was used.
The new methodology is felt to be more robust and provides a more reliable picture of provision. However, the change in procedures means that care must be taken when comparing data over time if the time period covers data before and after 1998.
For more information on the methodology used, or advice on interpreting time series data affected by this change, please contact Community Care Statistics Branch.
DOMICILIARY CARE
Data on home care are provided annually by local authorities on the H1 return and relate to the last week in March. This form was revised in 1998. The return records details of all home care services provided by LA staff, and in addition, services bought in from other local authorities and private and voluntary providers. Prior to 1998, information was only recorded about home care provided directly by local authority staff.
For the purposes of the data collection, LAs are advised on the scope and definition of home care as follows.
Scope
Include all Home Care services:
provided at home:
Definition
Include:
Exclude:
In line with general policy, where local authorities were unable to provide complete information figures have been estimated.
A number of authorities have had difficulty in providing information on services purchased from private and voluntary providers. Care should therefore be taken when interpreting figures in this area of provision as a considerable amount of data has been estimated.
DAY CENTRES
Day care data are provided by local authorities and individual day care establishments on the D1-B return and relate to the last week in March. The form was completed annually until 1998 when it was changed to a triennial return. The next census is due to take place in March 2001.
For the purposes of the data collection, the scope and definition of day care is as follows.
Scope
The form should be completed by all local authority administered and all registered day care services providing a range of practical, personal and social activities for adults. Self-help groups, lunch clubs and social clubs should NOT be included in this return.
Residential Homes which provide day care places for non-residents should complete this form in addition to the residential return R1. Only the staff specifically allocated to the day care service should be included in this return.
Definitions
Number of Places - the maximum number of places available 'at any one time'.
Number of People Attending _ should include all those people on the register who still make use of the day centre regardless of whether they attended during the survey week.
Day centres are identified as being primarily intended for a particular client group. People in other client groups may attend. The figures presented in this publication show the number of people attending centres primarily intended for a particular client group, whether or not the individual belongs to that client group.
SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
Special Needs Housing data are collected by Housing Statistics Branch in the Scottish Executive Development Department via the S1-B form.
Definitions
Definitions of each of the types of special needs housing are as follows:
Sheltered Housing
The design is based on the standards for general needs housing with the addition of the following features:
Very sheltered housing
This form of housing (sometimes known as 'care' and 'extra care' housing) generally has all the features listed for sheltered housing but will usually have special bathroom facilities. In addition, a greater level of care and support is offered through the service of extra wardens, full-time carers or domiciliary assistance and the provision of meals.
Sheltered wheelchair housing
The design is adapted to wheelchair standards but also has the features listed above for sheltered housing and is for elderly people confined to wheelchairs, rather than other such disabled people.
Amenity housing
The design is based on the standards of general needs housing with the addition of those features listed in the first nine points of the sheltered housing definition. A community alarm may or may not be fitted.
Community alarm
A system of alarms in more than one special needs house linked to a central point either manned or temporarily supervised or via telephone link-up, where a response can be guaranteed to a distress call.
Wheelchair housing
This consists of dwellings for people confined to wheelchairs. It is built or adapted to give extra floor area, whole house heating, special bathroom, kitchen and other features.
Residential Care
Residential care homes data are provided annually by local authorities and independent homes on the R1 return and relate to 31 March.
The census covers all adult residential care establishments in Scotland, which are registered with or run by local authorities.
Establishments are asked to provide detailed information on their residential care provision covering the period from 1 April of the previous year to 31 March of the current year.
Homes are identified as being primarily intended for a particular client group. It is possible that residents may belong to another client group other than that which the home is primarily intended for. Figures presented in this publication show the number of residents in homes primarily intended for a particular client group, whether or not the individual belongs to that client group.
Definitions
Short Stay
Homes are given the following advice when identifying short stay residents:
Categories of funding
Homes are asked to identify the main source of funding for each resident from the following options:
NURSING HOMES
The private nursing homes described in these tables are registered under the terms of the Private Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938 (as amended), or the Mental Health Act 1960/1984.
The figures shown are based on information supplied by nursing homes at the end of each financial year to ISD Scotland on form ISD(S)34.
It is understood from health boards that a small number of other nursing homes, registered in Scotland, have not been able to provide the information requested. Data from these nursing homes, around 30 in total, and data from the private hospitals also registered under the Acts, are not included in the tables. Care should therefore be taken in interpreting the figures.
HOSPITALS
Hospital data are collected by ISD Scotland.
The figures for 1998 and 1999 are derived using the 'new' specialty groupings. A split of long stay and geriatric assessment at specialty level is not available for the new specialties.
Facility code is now used to derive the split between geriatric long stay and assessment. Information for the geriatric long stay specialty is derived using the geriatric long stay facility code and the geriatric medicine specialty code. The geriatric assessment grouping contains any geriatric medicine beds that are not in long stay facilities.
This means that there may be discontinuities when comparing figures for pre-1997/98 and post-1996/97, and any trend comparisons should be made with caution.
SCOTTISH HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
The structure of the Scottish Household Survey is a continuous cross-sectional survey, each complete sample being covered in the course of two years.
The sample is being drawn from the small user file of the Postcode Address File (PAF). The sample in each quarter will be geographically representative so that statistically reliable results for Scotland as a whole are available for each quarter. In addition, the survey design is such that results will be available for each of the larger local authorities (those with populations of 150,000 or more) each year, and for all local authorities, regardless of size, over two years.
Among other things, the SHS focuses on health, care, childcare and volunteering. It explores self-defined health and long-standing limiting illness; health problems or disabilities; the adaptations and special equipment; those with long-standing limiting illnesses, health problems or disabilities have to help them manage independently; receipt and provision of regular care and childcare; and volunteering for charities, clubs and other organisations.
For further information on the Scottish Household Survey please refer to the website at www.scotland.gov.uk/shs
EXPENDITURE DATA
Data on social work expenditure are provided by local authority finance departments to the Scottish Executive Development Department, Local Government Finance Statistics branch via the LFR3 return.
The format of this return has changed over time, and therefore extreme caution must be used when comparing time series information as many changes in expenditure patterns are due to changes in the form rather than changes in actual expenditure on services.
SYMBOLS
The following symbols are used in this publication.
.. not available
- zero or negligible (less than 0.05)
REVISIONS TO PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED DATA
Much of the data included here has been previously published elsewhere. In some cases where more information has subsequently become available, some figures have been revised.
ROUNDING
Due to the methodology used to estimate for non-response, in some tables the sum of the component parts may not equal the total due to the effects of rounding. This is indicated in footnotes where relevant.
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