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Scottish Community Care Statistics 2000

Residential Care Homes

Tables 5.5 to 5.9 contain information on residential care homes for other client groups. Homes for other individual client groups are included in chapters 1 to 4. 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 5.5 shows the number of residential care homes, beds and residents by sector for other client groups from 1985 to 2000.

Table 5.5: Residential Care Homes for Other Client Groups, 1985 - 2000

		1985	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
No of Homes	Local Authority	7	6	8	8	9	12	11	9
	Private	-	1	3	1	2	4	7	3
	Voluntary	16	56	89	81	91	113	106	104
	Total	23	63	100	90	102	129	124	116
No of Beds	Local Authority	99	113	118	128	139	165	134	115
	Private	-	6	17	9	29	57	88	54
	Voluntary	272	867	1,167	1,021	937	1,115	1,070	1,090
	Total	371	986	1,302	1,158	1,105	1,337	1,292	1,259
No of Residents	Local Authority	59	95	90	102	92	122	102	93
	Private	-	5	9	-	35	33	68	48
	Voluntary	186	656	906	793	748	879	851	853
	Total	245	756	1,005	895	875	1,034	1,021	994

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

From 1985 until 1998 the number of voluntary sector homes increased at a steady rate, falling slightly in 1999. Overall the number of homes, places and residents have increased.

In 2000 there were 116 homes in Scotland with an average of 11 places and 9 residents per home. The voluntary sector accounted for 90 per cent of homes, accommodating 86 per cent of all residents. Overall, in 2000 the homes were running at a 79 per cent occupancy level with local authority homes running at an 81 per cent occupancy level.

Table 5.6: Residential Care Homes for Other Client Groups, 2000

Local Authority	Homes	Beds	Residents	Residents per 10,000 Pop'n aged 16-64
Aberdeen City	15	216	174	12.3
Aberdeenshire	3	29	17	1.1
Angus	-	-	-	-
Argyll & Bute	2	36	26	4.6
Clackmannanshire	1	8	6	1.9
Dumfries & Galloway	1	36	32	3.6
Dundee City	2	10	9	1.0
East Ayrshire	-	-	-	-
East Dunbartonshire	-	-	-	-
East Lothian	-	-	-	-
East Renfrewshire	-	-	-	-
Edinburgh, City of	40	243	196	6.4
Eileanan Siar	-	-	-	-
Falkirk	-	-	-	-
Fife	9	52	48	2.1
Glasgow City	26	378	308	7.6
Highland	4	84	48	3.6
Inverclyde	-	-	-	-
Midlothian	1	7	7	1.3
Moray	2	12	9	1.7
North Ayrshire	-	-	-	-
North Lanarkshire	2	8	7	0.3
Orkney Islands	-	-	-	-
Perth & Kinross	-	-	-	-
Renfrewshire	1	19	18	1.6
Scottish Borders	-	-	-	-
Shetland Islands	-	-	-	-
South Ayrshire	-	-	-	-
South Lanarkshire	3	34	28	1.4
Stirling	2	61	56	10.0
West Dunbartonshire	-	-	-	-
West Lothian	2	26	5	0.5
Scotland	116	1,259	994	3.0

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 5.6 shows the number of Residential Care Homes, places and residents in each local authority in 2000. There are 3.0 residents per 10,000 of the population aged between 16 and 64. In Aberdeen City the rate is much higher at 12.3. The majority of residents in homes for other client groups are in cities; 68 per cent of residents are in homes in the cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

Table 5.7: Admissions and Discharges in Homes for Other Client Groups, 1985 - 2000

	1985	1990	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Admissions
Long Stay	650	1,586	1,611	1,436	1,280	1,642	1,568	1,614
Short Stay	-	976	3,239	3,598	5,438	4,275	6,216	4,786
Total	650	2,562	4,850	5,034	6,718	5,915	7,784	6,399
Discharges
Long Stay	667	1,507	1,570	1,446	1,300	1,616	1,568	1,677
Short Stay	-	966	3,245	3,601	5,432	4,287	6,247	4,766
Total	667	2,473	4,815	5,047	6,732	5,902	7,815	6,443

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 5.7 shows the number of admissions to and discharges from residential care homes for other client groups. It can be seen that the majority of admissions and discharges are short stay clients. The number of short stay admissions and discharges has increased over time to represent approximately 75 per cent of total admissions and discharges in 2000.

Long stay admissions and discharges have remained fairly constant over the period at around 1,500 per year.

Table 5.8 provides information on long-stay residents only as this level of detail is not collected for short stay residents.

Table 5.8: Age of Residents^1,2 in Homes for Other Client Groups, 1995 - 2000

Age Group	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
0 - 15 years	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%
16 - 30 years	41%	43%	47%	53%	45%	42%
31 - 45 years	17%	15%	12%	17%	18%	15%
46 - 65 years	25%	25%	19%	16%	19%	20%
Over 65 years	17%	17%	21%	13%	16%	22%
Unknown (Number)	62	54	36	-	-	1
Total Residents	810	694	673	859	836	803

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

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 5.8 presents an age breakdown of residents in residential care homes for other client groups from 1995 to 2000.

The age breakdown of residents has remained fairly steady over the years. On average almost half (43 per cent) of all residents are under 30 years whilst only 22 per cent are aged over 65.

Table 5.9: Average Weekly Charge per Resident in Residential Care Homes for Other Client Groups, 2000

Average Weekly Charge (£s)

Sector	1999	2000
Local Authority	505	533
Private	446	708
Voluntary	390	384
Total	406	412

Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics - R1 Return

Table 5.9 shows the weighted average weekly charge for residents in residential care homes for each sector, in 2000. The 1999 figures differ from those published in Scottish Community Care Statistics 1999 as they were not weighted. In 2000, the mean weekly charge for all sectors is £412. Voluntary homes have the lowest cost at £384 and private homes are the most expensive at £708.

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