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Table 1.17: Destination on Discharge from Homes for Older People ^1,2, 1980-2000

Age Group	1980	1985	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Died	38%	48%	56%	46%	46%	50%	51%	51%	50%
Entered Hospital	23%	28%	28%	26%	23%	21%	20%	20%	21%
Transferred to Other Home	6%	8%	8%	14%	15%	17%	20%	18%	19%
To Sheltered Housing	0%	0%	1%	5%	1%	0%	0%	1%	1%
To Own Home	22%	14%	4%	5%	8%	6%	5%	4%	4%
Other Discharge	10%	2%	3%	5%	8%	6%	5%	7%	5%
Unknown (Number)	2	-	147	382	328	114	60	52	44
Total Residents ¹	5,551	5,340	5,781	5,193	5,749	5,338	5,025	5,441	5,225

¹Total residents relates to long stay residents only.
²Percentages are based on the number of residents where destination on discharge is known.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 1.18: Financial Support of Residents^1,2 in Private and Voluntary Residential Care Homes for Older People, 1995-2000

Support	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Wholly or mainly by private means	36%	34%	33%	33%	33%	38%
Wholly or mainly by HB	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%
Wholly or mainly by DSS	37%	30%	24%	19%	15%	12%
Wholly or mainly by LA	26%	35%	42%	47%	51%	49%
Unknown (Number)	1,368	773	495	254	376	194
Total Residents	7,719	7,581	7,527	8,062	8,053	7,691

¹ Total residents relates to long stay residents only.
² Percentages are based on the number of residents where support is known.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 1.18 details the funding arrangements for residents in private and voluntary homes from 1995 to 2000. The support categories have been reviewed and changed for 2000. A full definition of the categories of funding is included in annex A.

The proportion of privately funded residents has remained fairly stable over time at around 33 per cent until 2000 when it increased to 38 per cent. Meanwhile the proportion of residents funded wholly or mainly by the DSS has fallen considerably, from 37 per cent in 1995 to 12 per cent in 2000.

Table 1.19: Financial Support of Residents ^1,2 in Private and Voluntary Homes for Older People, 1999

Local Authority	Wholly or mainly by private means	Wholly or mainly by DSS preserved rights	Wholly or mainly by LA	Unknown	Total
Aberdeen City	35%	12%	54%	-	321
Aberdeenshire	40%	17%	43%	-	269
Angus	50%	7%	43%	-	367
Argyll & Bute	35%	29%	37%	2	349
Clackmannanshire	38%	13%	50%	2	10
Dumfries & Galloway	34%	5%	61%	185	653
Dundee City	39%	16%	45%	-	191
East Ayrshire	19%	8%	73%	-	199
East Dunbartonshire	37%	25%	38%	-	103
East Lothian	42%	12%	45%	-	137
East Renfrewshire	45%	12%	43%	-	158
Edinburgh, City of	58%	10%	32%	-	595
Eileanan Siar	15%	5%	80%	-	20
Falkirk	29%	9%	61%	-	85
Fife	52%	16%	32%	-	560
Glasgow City	29%	10%	61%	-	673
Highland	34%	13%	53%	-	501
Inverclyde	20%	25%	54%	-	142
Midlothian	37%	17%	45%	-	132
Moray	43%	13%	44%	-	100
North Ayrshire	40%	10%	50%	1	230
North Lanarkshire	16%	17%	67%	-	132
Orkney Islands	27%	18%	55%	-	22
Perth & Kinross	49%	9%	43%	-	485
Renfrewshire	43%	12%	45%	4	193
Scottish Borders	21%	7%	72%	-	195
Shetland Islands	8%	5%	88%	-	64
South Ayrshire	28%	1%	71%	-	82
South Lanarkshire	39%	12%	50%	-	470
Stirling	30%	17%	53%	-	176
West Dunbartonshire	23%	6%	71%	-	35
West Lothian	55%	2%	43%	-	42
Scotland	38%	12%	49%	194	7,691

¹ Total residents relates to long stay residents only.
² Percentages are based on the number of residents where support is known.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 1.19 presents the main sources of funding of residents in each local authority.

The local authorities with the largest proportion of self-funding residents were the City of Edinburgh and West Lothian, with 58 and 55 per cent respectively. Shetland Islands had the smallest proportion of self-funding residents with 8 per cent.

Table 1.20: Average Weekly Charge¹ per Resident in Residential Care Homes for Older People, 1999 and 2000

Local Authority	Local Authority		Private & Voluntary		Total
Local Authority	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000
Aberdeen City	330	336	256	272	290	300
Aberdeenshire	300	321	291	297	295	309
Angus	390	398	267	279	299	304
Argyll & Bute	361	445	257	262	279	301
Clackmannanshire	364	369	*	*	377	356
Dumfries & Galloway	-	-	329	314	329	314
Dundee City	360	373	243	258	298	316
East Ayrshire	319	320	258	257	271	272
East Dunbartonshire	341	-	*	*	339	304
East Lothian	316	347	253	258	284	295
East Renfrewshire	247	414	282	293	274	315
Edinburgh, City of	404	380	299	308	347	343
Eileanan Siar	380	394	*	*	371	384
Falkirk	419	489	317	321	379	429
Fife	387	408	262	274	309	323
Glasgow City	335	368	272	275	307	328
Highland	273	301	263	271	266	281
Inverclyde	368	367	250	263	274	288
Midlothian	337	331	262	274	298	300
Moray	327	336	225	240	279	288
North Ayrshire	326	333	259	267	280	287
North Lanarkshire	316	324	250	254	295	303
Orkney Islands	430	627	*	*	375	521
Perth & Kinross	380	376	262	295	281	310
Renfrewshire	345	352	280	261	314	307
Scottish Borders	327	304	271	271	297	286
Shetland Islands	409	430	261	277	337	338
South Ayrshire	360	359	244	266	299	315
South Lanarkshire	278	268	256	259	266	262
Stirling	409	355	272	267	308	298
West Dunbartonshire	342	398	*	*	327	375
West Lothian	330	330	*	*	313	312
Scotland	345	361	272	278	302	313

¹Where the average is based on less than five homes in the independent sector, the figure has been starred out for confidentiality reasons.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 1.20 presents information on the average weekly charge per resident in residential care homes by local authority and sector, for 1999 and 2000. The data have been weighted to reflect the capacity of residential care homes in each local authority.

The average weekly charge for all sectors in Scotland increased from £302 in 1999 to £313 in 2000. South Lanarkshire had the lowest average weekly charge in 1999 and 2000 at £266 and £262, respectively. The highest average weekly charge in 1999 was in Falkirk (£379), whilst in 2000 it was in Orkney Islands (£521).

Within the local authority sector, the Scotland average was £345 in 1999, rising to £361 in 2000. The highest average weekly charge, both in 1999 and 2000, was in the Orkney Islands, amounting to £430 and £627, respectively. In 1999, the lowest charge was in East Renfrewshire (£247), whilst in 2000 it was in South Lanarkshire (£268).

The Scotland average for the independent sector rose from £272 in 1999 to £278 in 2000.

The highest weekly charge in 1999 was in Dumfries & Galloway (£329) and 2000 in Falkirk (£321). In both years, the lowest weekly charge was in Moray, £225 in 1999 and £240 in 2000.

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