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Scottish Community Care Statistics 2000

Table 1.5: Age and Client Group Breakdown of Home Care Clients, 2000

Client Group	Age
Client Group	0 - 64	65 - 74	75 - 84	85+	Total Clients²
People with Dementia	91	330	1,435	1,190	3,046
People with Mental Health Problems	1,155	486	432	183	2,256
People with Learning Disabilities	1,188	169	80	32	1,469
People with Physical Disabilities¹	6,128	10,250	20,613	16,549	53,540
People with HIV or AIDS, alcohol or drug problems	313	241	202	26	782
Carers of dependent people in groups above	194	80	111	55	440
Carers/ children not in groups above	1,023	22	23	39	1,107
People in other vulnerable groups	905	1,297	3,073	2,314	7,589
Total clients	10,997	12,875	25,969	20,388	70,229

¹Includes frailty due to old age.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - H1 Return

It can be seen from Table 1.5 that approximately 76 per cent (53,540) of clients receiving home care services provided or purchased by local authorities were people with physical disabilities (including frailty due to old age), 4 per cent were suffering from dementia. Approximately 84 per cent of clients were aged 65 years and over.

Table 1.6 illustrates the number of older people (aged 65 and over) in receipt of home care services and the client group within which they fall, as at 31 March 2000.

Approximately 80 per cent of all older people receiving home care services in Scotland in 2000 had a physical disability (including frailty due to old age) and 5 per cent were suffering from dementia.

In 2000, Shetland Islands had the highest number of clients (188) per 1,000 of the population aged 65 and over. In contrast, South Lanarkshire and Argyll & Bute had 50 clients per 1000 of the population aged 65 and over.

Table 1.6: Client Group Breakdown of People aged 65+ Receiving Home Care, 2000

Local Authority	People with Dementia	People with Mental Health Problems	People with Learning Disabilities	People with Physical Disabilities¹	People with HIV/AIDS, alcohol or drugs problems	Carers of Dependent People in Previous Groups	Carers/Children not in Previous Groups	People in Other Vulnerable Groups	Total Clients	Clients per 1,000 Pop'n aged 65+
Aberdeen City	223	63	17	2,581	72	9	1	417	3,383	106
Aberdeenshire	83	24	9	1,304	10	9	-	173	1,612	52
Angus	31	19	7	1,457	3	1	-	42	1,560	84
Argyll & Bute	154	29	9	622	5	11	-	-	830	50
Clackmannanshire	30	17	2	418	4	-	2	24	497	70
Dumfries & Galloway	55	47	8	983	1	-	-	361	1,455	52
Dundee City	122	7	8	473	1	-	-	1,975	2,586	102
East Ayrshire	65	18	4	1,096	3	-	-	1	1,187	61
East Dunbartonshire	42	18	9	764	4	-	-	2	839	51
East Lothian	5	-	-	1,120	1	-	-	4	1,130	75
East Renfrewshire	59	15	1	625	15	-	-	-	715	53
Edinburgh, City of	76	39	11	4,861	9	-	-	241	5,237	77
Eileanan Siar	-	-	1	734	-	-	-	-	735	143
Falkirk	120	26	11	1,758	17	-	-	34	1,966	91
Fife	36	35	13	5,386	7	7	1	1	5,486	99
Glasgow City	476	202	7	7,367	59	3	15	197	8,326	93
Highland	152	41	20	2,256	25	2	18	25	2,539	76
Inverclyde	55	21	5	1,005	5	-	-	-	1,091	80
Midlothian	30	44	9	727	3	-	-	6	819	72
Moray	48	15	6	826	6	-	-	2	903	66
North Ayrshire	156	52	48	1,076	11	5	-	35	1,383	64
North Lanarkshire	81	41	10	1,873	7	4	18	424	2,458	54
Orkney Islands	35	30	3	224	7	38	-	-	337	105
Perth & Kinross	33	4	-	1,245	-	-	-	-	1,282	52
Renfrewshire	98	27	4	831	5	9	-	1,008	1,982	76
Scottish Borders	-	4	4	1,269	-	-	-	36	1,313	65
Shetland Islands	9	1	9	415	-	110	20	3	567	188
South Ayrshire	282	70	9	646	154	-	7	10	1,178	56
South Lanarkshire	74	36	19	1,212	9	-	1	830	2,181	50
Stirling	62	9	5	680	3	-	-	-	759	59
West Dunbartonshire	175	36	11	1,109	17	38	-	1	1,387	98
West Lothian	88	111	2	469	6	-	1	832	1,509	88
Scotland	2,955	1,101	281	47,412	469	246	84	6,684	59,232	75

¹Includes frailty due to old age.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - H1 Return

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