RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES, SCOTLAND 2001

STATISTICAL RELEASE


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Introduction

The purpose of this Statistics Release is to present national figures for residential care homes for adults in Scotland as at 31 March 2001. These figures are provisional and as such are subject to change. The final figures will be published in Scottish Community Care Statistics 2001. Refer to Annex 2 for comparisons with previous years' figures.

The information is derived from returns made to the Scottish Executive by individual residential care homes directly or via Scottish local authorities. Refer to the background information outlined later in this information note for further details relating to the census of residential care establishments.


Main points


Bar res- Number of places in residential care homes in Scotland by intended client group and sector as at 31 March 2001

Profile of Residential Care Homes

Table 1 shows the number of residential care homes, residents and places, in Scotland, as at 31 March 2001.

42 per cent of homes for older people were privately run compared to 33 per cent run by local authorities. However local authority run homes provided 40 per cent of all places compared with 34% provided by private homes.

For all other client groups (i.e. excluding older people) 79 per cent of homes were run by the voluntary sector.


TABLE 1: Residential Care Homes by Client Group and Sector as at 31 March 2001

  No. of Homes No. of Places1 No. of Residents1
Local Authority Priv Vol Total Local Authority Priv Vol Total Local Authority Priv Vol Total
INTENDED CLIENT GROUP      
Older people 202 262 156 620 6,066 5,114 3,946 15,126 5,445 4,370 3,460 13,275
People with learning disabilities 97 74 445 616 799 670 3,057 4,526 697 631 2,888 4,216
Physically disabled people 2 - 56 58 18 - 736 754 13 - 624 637
People with mental health problems 3 16 174 193 30 195 1,218 1,443 18 189 1,057 1,264
Other client groups 13 2 110 125 136 46 1,098 1,280 103 33 888 1,024
TOTAL 317 354 941 1,612 7,049 6,025 10,055 23,129 6,276 5,223 8,917 20,416

Source: Residential Establishment Census Return R1
1 Includes holiday/respite care places/residents

Admissions Into Residential Care

Table 2 and chart 2 illustrate the number of admissions into residential care homes during the year to 31 March 2001. These are shown split by intended client group of home and type of stay. The 'other client groups' category includes homes for people with alcohol/drug problems and people with HIV and AIDS.


Bar res- Long and Short Stay Admissions during the year ending 31 March 2001 by client group

Table 2: Number of Admissions During the Year Ending 31 March 2000 by Client Group and Sector

  SECTOR TOTAL
Local Authority Private Voluntary
Short Stay Long Stay Short Stay Long Stay Short Stay Long Stay Short Stay Long Stay
INTENDED CLIENT GROUP  
Older people 8,405 1,938 1,492 1,564 1,363 1,104 11,260 4,606
People with learning disabilities 4,845 56 538 40 7,256 174 12,639 270
Physically disabled people 436 - - - 1,423 76 1,859 76
People with mental health problems - 15 14 51 415 226 429 292
Other client groups 1,941 141 114 7 5,412 1,148 7,467 1,296
TOTAL 15,627 2,150 2,158 1,662 15,869 2,728 33,654 6,540

Source: Residential Establishment Census Return R1

During the period there were an estimated 40,194 admissions into residential care homes in Scotland, just under 84 per cent of these were short-stay residents. Admissions to local authority run homes accounted for 44 per cent of all admissions. Voluntary homes accounted for the largest share of admissions (46 per cent) whilst privately run homes accounted for only 10 per cent This is due to the large number of short-stay admissions to both local authority and voluntary homes. (See Table 2)

From a total of 15,866 admissions into homes for older people, around 71 per cent were short stay admissions and the majority of these were in local authority run homes.

Nearly 98 per cent of admissions into homes for people with learning disabilities were short stay residents and these were largely in voluntary and local authority run homes.

The number of short-stay admissions does not equate to the number of respite residents. If an individual receives more than one period of respite during the year they are counted each time they are admitted.


Profile of Residents in Residential Care

Tables 3 and 4 show the age profiles of long-stay clients in residential care homes for older people and in homes for other client groups by sector.

Around 10 per cent of clients in homes for older people were aged between 65 and 74 years, with more than half of all clients aged 85 or over. (See Table 3)


Table 3: Age Profile of Long-Stay Residents in Homes for Older People by Sector as at 31 March 2000

Row Percentages

  Age Band (years) Base = 100%
Under 55 55 - 64 65 -74 75 - 84 85 and over
SECTOR  
Local Authority - 1 12 37 49 5,153
Private - 1 9 32 58 4,253
Voluntary 1 1 9 29 60 3,377
TOTAL - 1 10 33 55 12,783

Source: Residential Establishment Census Return R1
"-" denotes less than 0.5%

The private and voluntary sectors had the highest proportions of clients aged 85 or over in the older people client group with 58 and 60 per cent respectively. This compares with 49 percent for the local authority run homes. (See Table 3)

Table 4: Age Profile of Long-Stay Residents in Homes not intended for Older People by Sector as at 31 March 2000

Row Percentages

  Age Band (years) Base = 100%
Under 16 16 - 30 31 - 45 46 - 64 65 and over
SECTOR  
Local Authority - 17 36 40 7 706
Private - 11 22 43 25 851
Voluntary - 17 32 39 12 5,166
TOTAL - 16 31 39 13 6,723

Source: Residential Establishment Census Return R1
"-" denotes less than 0.5%

Around 70 percent of clients in homes, not intended for older people, were aged between 31 and 64 years. Only 13 per cent of clients in these types of homes were aged 65 years and over, similar to 2000 figures. (See Table 4)

Around 25 percent of residents in privately run homes, not intended for older people, were aged 65 years or over. This corresponds with 7 and 12 percent in the local authority and voluntary sectors, respectively. (See Table 4)


Profile of Discharged Residents

Tables 5 and 6 show the profile of long-stay residents discharged from residential care homes in Scotland during the year to 31 March 2001. These are presented in terms of their destination on discharge and length of stay by intended client group of home.

During the year to 31st March 2001, around 33 percent of all residents who were discharged from residential care homes were transferred to another home or entered hospital. This proportion varied markedly between client groups. (See Table 5)


Table 5: Destination of Long-Stay Residents Discharged During the Year Ending 31 March 2000 by Client Group

Row Percentages

  Destination on Discharge Base = 100%
Died Entered Hospital Transferred to another home Discharged to sheltered housing To own home Other discharge Unknown
INTENDED CLIENT GROUP  
Older People 50 20 19 1 4 6 1 4,527
People with learning disabilities 17 7 42 3 24 6 1 267
Physically disabled people 35 8 21 5 22 10 0 78
People with mental health problems 10 12 15 2 35 13 14 246
Other client groups 3 2 9 1 30 44 11 1,287
TOTAL 37 15 18 1 12 14 3 6,405

Source: Residential Establishment Census Return R1
"-" denotes less than 0.5%


29 percent of all residents discharged during the year had a length of stay of less than 6 months. Around 34 percent of residents discharged from homes for older people stayed for 3 years or more. (See Table 6)

Residential care homes for people with learning disabilities and physically disabled people had 61 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively, of discharged residents staying for 5 years and over. (See Table 6)

Residents in homes for people with learning disabilities had the longest average stay of 7 years and 11 months, followed by those in homes for physically disabled people with an average stay of 6 years and 3 months. (See Table 6)


Table 6: Length of Stay of Long-Stay Residents Discharged During the Year Ending 31 March 2000 by Client Group

Row Percentages

  Length of Stay Base = 100% Average length of stay
Less than 6 months 6 - 11 months 1 to under 3 years 3 to under 5 years 5 years and over
INTENDED CLIENT GROUP  
Older People 19 12 36 17 17 4,527 2 yrs 9 mths
People with learning disabilities 4 4 16 15 61 267 7 yrs 11 mths
Physically disabled people 13 9 23 15 40 78 6 yrs 3 mths
People with mental health problems 14 19 28 11 28 246 3 yrs 4 mths
Other client groups 72 15 7 2 4 1,287 7 mths
TOTAL 29 12 28 14 17 6,405 2 yrs 7 mths

Source: Residential Establishment Census Return R1


Background Information on the Census of Residential Care Establishments

The census is intended to cover all adult residential care establishments in Scotland which are registered with or run by local authorities.

The number of establishments covered by the 2001 census is estimated to be around 1,621, of which around 1,615 remained open on the census day (31st March). These establishments were asked to provide detailed information on their residential care provision covering the period 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001. Responses were obtained from around 1,420 establishments, giving an estimated response rate of approximately 88 per cent. However, this response rate did vary from area to area.

The figures presented in this statistics release have been grossed up to take account of non-response. The methodology adopted was based on using returns of establishments of similar type, sector and local authority area to estimate figures for those establishments which did not submit a return.

The methodology for dealing with non response since 1998 is different to that previously adopted, therefore care should be taken when making comparisons with pre-1998 data.

Some of the column and row totals in these tables may not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.


Further Information

Further details and analysis of the data presented in this Statistics Release are available on request from the address following.

Information at disaggregate local authority level showing number of homes, places and residents by sector is shown in Annex 1 to this Statistics Release.

Annex 2 shows the number of homes, places and residents for each client group for the years 1995-2001.


Community Care Statistics Room 52
James Craig Walk
Edinburgh
EH1 3BA
Contact: Steven Gillespie
Tel: 0131 244 3777
Fax: 0131 244 5315
e-mail: steven.gillespie@scotland.gov.uk

This statistics release was published on 19th December 2001.



ANNEX 1: Residential Care Homes by Local Authority Area - number of homes, places and residents by sector as at 31 March 2000

  No. of Homes No. of Places1 No. of Residents1
Local Authority Private Voluntary Total Local Authority Private Voluntary Total Local Authority Private Voluntary Total
LOCAL AUTHORITY  
Aberdeen City 15 3 67 85 336 37 895 1,268 291 31 788 1,110
Aberdeenshire 18 13 53 84 368 171 426 965 336 153 361 850
Angus 6 22 7 35 155 378 115 648 144 343 108 595
Argyll & Bute 9 25 11 45 140 412 183 735 127 360 169 656
Clackmannanshire 2 - 5 7 71 - 81 152 51 - 77 128
Dumfries & Galloway 1 23 30 54 11 515 614 1,140 9 398 500 907
Dundee City 15 8 12 35 289 173 157 619 232 157 139 528
East Ayrshire 6 16 5 27 116 249 96 461 110 201 92 403
East Dunbartonshire - 3 8 11 - 107 70 177 - 87 65 152
East Lothian 3 3 42 48 112 70 217 399 105 67 199 371
East Renfrewshire 2 1 8 11 49 25 186 260 42 25 176 243
Edinburgh, City of 25 23 207 255 748 254 1,271 2,273 607 235 1,118 1,960
Eileanan Siar 16 1 3 20 180 6 21 207 161 6 16 183
Falkirk 8 13 17 38 179 171 150 500 173 170 136 479
Fife 44 23 36 103 462 463 376 1,301 442 421 347 1,210
Glasgow City 25 14 113 152 938 306 1,502 2,746 844 284 1,370 2,498
Highland Council, The 25 44 27 96 350 649 453 1,452 307 535 375 1,217
Inverclyde 6 2 22 30 85 50 349 484 75 44 316 435
Midlothian 3 7 40 50 131 92 260 483 120 87 250 457
Moray Council, The 2 8 18 28 44 146 140 330 36 141 130 307
North Ayrshire 7 13 12 32 136 185 193 514 122 159 165 446
North Lanarkshire 13 8 24 45 412 155 187 754 372 140 181 693
Orkney Islands 3 3 - 6 79 32 - 111 74 23 - 97
Perth & Kinross 5 20 17 42 148 436 364 948 134 386 277 797
Renfrewshire 9 6 15 30 258 145 229 632 241 127 220 588
Scottish Borders 7 9 44 60 204 134 299 637 193 118 269 580
Shetland Islands 4 - 6 10 56 - 81 137 48 - 76 124
South Ayrshire 6 7 6 19 108 97 178 383 102 25 148 275
South Lanarkshire 12 15 24 51 366 317 444 1,127 345 280 379 1,004
Stirling 5 6 12 23 113 130 230 473 73 114 210 397
West Dunbartonshire 9 2 7 18 246 36 74 356 223 30 67 320
West Lothian 6 13 43 62 159 84 214 457 137 76 193 406
TOTAL 317 354 941 1,612 7,049 6,025 10,055 23,129 6,276 5,223 8,917 20,416

Source: Residential Establishment Census Return R1
1 Includes holiday/respite care places/residents




ANNEX 2: Residential Care Homes by Client Group, 1995 - 2001

No. of Homes 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Older People 675 663 664 681 659 631 620
People with Learning Disabilities 454 480 523 577 594 628 616
Physically Disabled People 34 37 41 42 51 44 58
People with Mental Health Problems 157 184 186 189 194 186 193
Other Client Groups 100 90 102 129 124 116 125
TOTAL 1,420 1,454 1,516 1,618 1,622 1,605 1,612
No. of Places1 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Older People 16,988 16,601 16,527 16,677 16,300 15,851 15,126
People with Learning Disabilities 4,039 4,100 4,205 4,622 4,525 4,760 4,526
Physically Disabled People 762 769 839 912 829 868 754
People with Mental Health Problems 1,105 1,223 1,252 1,300 1,439 1,344 1,443
Other Client Groups 1,302 1,158 1,105 1,337 1,292 1,259 1,280
TOTAL 24,196 23,851 23,928 24,848 24,385 24,082 23,129
No. of Residents1 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Older People 15,325 15,037 14,769 14,883 14,220 13,762 13,275
People with Learning Disabilities 3,797 3,913 3,955 4,348 4,222 4,394 4,216
Physically Disabled People 651 658 726 763 698 773 637
People with Mental Health Problems 973 1,057 1,081 1,138 1,254 1,146 1,264
Other Client Groups 1,005 895 875 1,034 1,021 994 1,024
TOTAL 21,751 21,560 21,406 22,166 21,415 21,069 20,416

Source: Residential Establishment Census Return R1
1 Includes holiday/respite care places/residents


Bar res- Residents in Residential Care homes: 1995 - 2001

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