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Scottish Community Care Statistics 2000

Residential Care Homes

Tables 3.5 to 3.12 contain information on residential care homes primarily intended for people with mental health problems. Homes for other client groups are included in chapters 1, 2, 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 3.5: Residential Care Homes for People with Mental Health Problems, 1980 - 2000

		1980¹	1985	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
No of Homes	Local Authority	27	31	30	14	14	3	2	2	2
	Private	-	-	5	9	12	13	13	15	15
	Voluntary	3	3	39	134	158	170	174	177	169
	Total	30	34	74	157	184	186	189	194	186
No of Beds	Local Authority	167	181	156	60	62	28	21	21	21
	Private	-	-	35	76	115	123	122	147	177
	Voluntary	42	57	251	969	1,046	1,101	1,157	1,271	1,146
	Total	209	238	442	1,105	1,223	1,252	1,300	1,439	1,344
No of Residents	Local Authority	142	129	96	40	33	25	15	18	17
	Private	-	-	33	71	109	112	114	121	150
	Voluntary	40	39	246	862	915	944	1,009	1,115	979
	Total	182	168	375	973	1,057	1,081	1,138	1,254	1,146

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

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 3.5 shows the number of residential care homes, beds and residents for people with mental health problems in each sector from 1980 to 2000.

The number of beds has risen significantly since 1980 but has risen more slowly since 1995, with a decline in 2000 to 1,344. Since 1990, the majority of residential care beds have been within the voluntary sector. Since 1995, the proportion of beds in the local authority sector decreased from 5 per cent to 2 per cent.

In 2000, 85 per cent of residents were in voluntary run homes, 13 per cent in privately run homes and 1 per cent were in homes run by the local authority.

Table 3.6 shows a local authority split of the number of residential care homes, residents and beds, for people with mental health problems, at 31 March 2000.

In Scotland there were 186 homes with on average 7 places per home and 6 residents per home.

There were 3.4 residents in care homes for people with mental health problems for every 10,000 of the population aged between 16 and 64. However, in Aberdeen City this figure was 9.4, whilst Perth & Kinross had 0.5 residents per 10,000 of the population aged 16-64. Four local authorities had no homes primarily intended for people with mental health problems.

Table 3.6: Residential Care Homes for People with Mental Health Problems, 2000

Local Authority	Homes	Beds	Residents	Residents per 10,000 Pop'n aged 16-64
Aberdeen City	18	163	132	9.4
Aberdeenshire	2	20	16	1.1
Angus	2	23	15	2.2
Argyll & Bute	3	37	36	6.4
Clackmannanshire	1	20	20	6.4
Dumfries & Galloway	5	58	49	5.4
Dundee City	2	23	20	2.2
East Ayrshire	-	-	-	-
East Dunbartonshire	1	5	5	0.7
East Lothian	1	8	8	1.4
East Renfrewshire	-	-	-	-
Edinburgh, City of	61	194	164	5.3
Eileanan Siar	2	7	4	2.4
Falkirk	7	54	37	3.9
Fife	2	23	18	0.8
Glasgow City	24	277	251	6.2
Highland	10	137	109	8.2
Inverclyde	3	30	25	4.6
Midlothian	3	13	10	1.8
Moray	1	4	4	0.7
North Ayrshire	3	29	27	3.0
North Lanarkshire	4	25	22	1.0
Orkney Islands	-	-	-	-
Perth & Kinross	1	8	4	0.5
Renfrewshire	5	36	36	3.1
Scottish Borders	1	6	5	0.8
Shetland Islands	-	-	-	-
South Ayrshire	1	6	5	0.7
South Lanarkshire	5	34	33	1.6
Stirling	2	21	19	3.4
West Dunbartonshire	3	34	31	5.1
West Lothian	13	49	41	3.9
Scotland	186	1,344	1,146	3.4

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 3.7 presents information on the number of admissions to and discharges from residential care homes for people with mental health problems.

Long stay admissions accounted for the majority of admissions until recent years. The number of short stay admissions has increased over time and now represents the majority. In 2000, 59 per cent of all admissions and 62 per cent of all discharges were short stay. Please refer to annex A for a definition of short stay.

Within the local authority sector, from 1997 onwards, all admissions and discharges were long stay. In 2000, within the private and voluntary sectors the majority of admissions and discharges were for short stay clients (59 and 62 per cent respectively).

Table 3.7: Admissions and Discharges in Residential Care Homes for People with Mental Health Problems, 1985 - 2000

Sector		1985	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Local Authority	Admissions
	Long Stay	99	48	17	36	22	17	21	13
	Short Stay	2	6	-	1	1	-	-	-
	Total¹	101	54	17	37	23	17	21	13
	Discharges
	Long Stay	117	55	20	42	12	17	18	17
	Short Stay	2	6	-	1	-	-	-	-
	Total¹	119	61	20	43	12	17	18	17
Private	Admissions
	Long Stay	-	3	9	17	18	14	13	32
	Short Stay	-	-	-	2	2	1	-	59
	Total¹	-	3	9	19	20	15	13	91
	Discharges
	Long Stay	-	1	8	13	25	10	27	16
	Short Stay	-	-	-	1	4	1	-	55
	Total¹	-	1	8	14	29	11	27	71
Voluntary	Admissions
	Long Stay	29	173	282	276	288	270	249	230
	Short Stay	-	-	211	300	273	518	429	333
	Total¹	29	173	493	576	561	788	678	562
	Discharges
	Long Stay	40	72	282	262	271	264	221	208
	Short Stay	-	-	212	291	282	512	429	339
	Total¹	40	72	494	553	553	778	650	550
Total	Admissions
	Long Stay	128	224	308	329	328	301	283	275
	Short Stay	2	6	211	303	276	519	429	392
	Total¹	130	230	519	632	604	820	712	666
	Discharges
	Long Stay	157	128	310	317	308	291	266	241
	Short Stay	2	6	212	293	286	513	429	394
	Total¹	159	134	522	610	594	806	695	638

¹ Totals may not equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

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