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Tables 3.8 to 3.11 provide information on long-stay residents only as this level of detail is not collected for short stay residents.
Table 3.8: Age of Residents 1,2 in Homes for People with Mental Health Problems, 1985 - 2000
|
Age Group |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
0-15 years |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
16-30 years |
20% |
22% |
16% |
15% |
16% |
17% |
14% |
14% |
|
31-45 years |
23% |
30% |
28% |
29% |
29% |
29% |
29% |
30% |
|
46-65 years |
40% |
37% |
39% |
40% |
40% |
40% |
43% |
41% |
|
Over 65 years |
17% |
11% |
17% |
16% |
15% |
14% |
14% |
15% |
|
Unknown (Number) |
- |
- |
25 |
15 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Residents |
168 |
374 |
970 |
1,050 |
1,035 |
1,125 |
1,250 |
1,131 |
1 Total residents relates to long stay residents only.
2 Percentages are based on the number of residents with known ages.
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return
Table 3.8 provides an age breakdown of residents in homes for people with mental health problems from 1985 to 2000.
The age breakdown of residents has remained fairly steady between 1985 and 2000 with only a slight drop in the under 30s age group, which dropped to 14 per cent in 1999 and 2000. The majority of residents (71 per cent of residents in 2000) are aged between 31 and 65.
Table 3.9: Incomplete Length of Stay of Residents1,2 in Homes for People with Mental Health Problems, as at 31 March, 1985 - 2000
|
Length of Stay |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Under 3 Months |
14% |
9% |
6% |
6% |
8% |
7% |
4% |
6% |
|
3 - 5 Months |
10% |
9% |
6% |
5% |
5% |
4% |
6% |
5% |
|
6 - 11 Months |
10% |
20% |
11% |
12% |
12% |
10% |
7% |
9% |
|
1 - under 3 Years |
23% |
31% |
47% |
31% |
32% |
33% |
29% |
25% |
|
3 - under 5 Years |
15% |
16% |
15% |
29% |
26% |
18% |
19% |
21% |
|
5 Years and Over |
28% |
16% |
15% |
17% |
17% |
28% |
34% |
34% |
|
Unknown (Number) |
- |
- |
14 |
10 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Residents |
168 |
373 |
970 |
1,050 |
1,035 |
1,125 |
1,250 |
1,131 |
1 Total residents relates to long stay residents only.
2 Percentages are based on the number of residents whose length of
stay is known.
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return
Table 3.9 illustrates the length of stay of residents in residential care homes for people with mental health problems from 1980 to 2000.
Between 1990 and 1998 the largest group of residents stayed for between 1 and 3 years (around one third). In 1999 and 2000, a slightly higher proportion of residents had stayed for 5 years or more.
Table 3.10: Destination of Residents1,2 on Discharge from Homes for People with Mental Health Problems, 1990 - 2000
|
Destination |
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Died |
4% |
8% |
10% |
8% |
7% |
13% |
11% |
|
Entered Hospital |
23% |
15% |
21% |
17% |
13% |
16% |
17% |
|
Transferred to Other Home |
16% |
26% |
26% |
23% |
20% |
26% |
23% |
|
To Sheltered Housing |
4% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
3% |
3% |
|
To Own Home |
29% |
32% |
28% |
37% |
42% |
25% |
24% |
|
Other Discharge |
23% |
16% |
13% |
14% |
14% |
16% |
13% |
|
Unknown (Number) |
29 |
30 |
33 |
12 |
8 |
15 |
26 |
|
Total Residents |
128 |
310 |
317 |
308 |
291 |
266 |
238 |
1 Total residents relates to long stay residents only.
2 Percentages are based on the number of residents where destination
on discharge is known.
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return
Table 3.10 presents an overview of the destination of residents on discharge from homes for people with mental health problems.
In recent years the number of residents discharged to their own home and transferred to another home have dominated, whilst the proportion discharged to sheltered housing has remained very low. In 1999 the number of residents discharged to their own homes fell quite markedly whilst the number transferred to other homes increased. In 2000, the figures remained similar to 1999, with the percentage of discharges through death, dropping by 2 per cent.
Table 3.11: Financial Support of Residents 1,2 in Private and Voluntary Residential Care Homes for People with Mental Health Problems, 2000
|
Scotland |
2000 |
|
Wholly or mainly by private means |
3% |
|
Wholly or mainly by DSS |
30% |
|
Wholly or mainly by LA |
67% |
|
Total Residents |
1,122 |
1 Total residents relates to long stay residents only.
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return
Table 3.11 details the funding arrangements for residents in residential care homes for people with mental health problems. For definitions of categories of funding see annex A.
The majority of people (67 per cent) are funded by local authorities. Only 3 per cent of residents were supported privately or by health board means whereas 30 per cent were supported mainly by the DSS.
Table 3.12: Average Weekly Charge per Resident in Residential Care Homes for People with Mental Health Problems, 2000
|
Average Weekly Charge | ||
|
Sector |
1999 |
2000 |
|
Local Authority |
684 |
616 |
|
Private |
257 |
254 |
|
Voluntary |
377 |
357 |
|
Total |
370 |
347 |
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return
Table 3.12 presents the average weekly cost of residential care for each sector in 1999 and 2000. The figures have been weighted to reflect the capacity of the residential homes The 1999 figures differ from those published in Scottish Community Care Statistics 1999 as they were not weighted.
The average weekly charge for Scotland was £347 per week in 2000 compared to £370 in 1999. In local authority homes the weekly cost was £684 in 1999, compared to £616 in 2000, more than double the cost of the private sector (£257 and £254). The voluntary sector weekly cost reduced from £377 in 1999 to £357 in 2000.
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