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Publication - Statistics

Statistical Bulletin: Health Series: Care Homes, Scotland, 2009

Published
27 April 2010
ISBN
9780755993253

Analysis from the annual care home census 2009.

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2. Scotland Analysis - Care Homes for Older People

Table 1 - Care Homes, Places, Residents by Sector / Places per 1,000 Population, 2000 - 2009

Mar-00

Mar-01

Mar-02

Mar-03

Mar-04

Mar-05

Mar-06

Mar-07

Mar-08

Mar-09

Number of Care Homes

1,059

1,037

1,018

994

986

975

957

949

944

963

- Of which LA/ NHS

198

190

187

185

186

181

181

177

175

177

- Of which Private

700

687

672

654

648

642

633

631

626

641

- Of which Voluntary

161

160

159

155

152

152

143

141

143

145

Number of Places

39,178

38,399

38,102

37,897

38,186

38,259

38,042

37,540

38,010

38,843

- Of which LA/ NHS

6,430

6,026

5,846

5,820

5,958

5,753

5,604

5,419

5,251

5,336

- Of which Private

27,969

27,769

27,628

27,567

27,690

27,981

28,149

27,922

28,507

29,211

- Of which Voluntary

4,779

4,604

4,628

4,510

4,538

4,525

4,289

4,199

4,252

4,296

Number of Residents

34,433

34,476

34,568

34,302

34,108

33,559

33,313

33,323

33,153

33,978

- Of which LA/ NHS

5,818

5,417

5,213

5,125

5,076

4,856

4,876

4,743

4,595

4,597

- Of which Private

24,337

24,873

25,139

25,165

24,963

24,675

24,568

24,752

24,607

25,202

- Of which Voluntary

4,278

4,186

4,216

4,012

4,069

4,028

3,869

3,828

3,951

4,179

Places per 1,000 pop'n aged 65+

49

48

47

46

46

46

45

44

44

45

Source: SCHC1 March 2009

In March 2009 there were 963 care homes for older people. Of these 177 (18.4 per cent) were run by a Local Authority or by the NHS, 641 (66.6 per cent) were privately owned and the remaining 145 (15.1 per cent) were in the voluntary sector. In total, there were 96 fewer homes for older people in March 2009 than in March 2000 (when there were 1,059 such homes) and 19 more than in March 2008.

The 38,843 registered places in March 2009 represents 45 places per 1,000 population and consists of 5,336 places (13.7 per cent) in the Local Authority/ NHS sector, 29,211 places (75.2 per cent) in the private sector and 4,296 places (11.1 per cent) in the voluntary sector. Between March 2000 and March 2009 the total number of registered places had fallen by 335 (0.9 per cent). In the Local Authority/ NHS sector there had been a decrease of 1,094 places (17 per cent) whilst in the private sector there has been an increase of 1,242 places (4.4 per cent). Finally, in the voluntary sector there has been a decrease of 483 places (a reduction of 10.1 per cent).

Annex Table 3 and Chart 1 show the number of places per 1,000 population aged 65+ for each local authority. East Dunbartonshire had 29 places per 1,000 population aged 65+, the fewest of all local authorities, whilst Inverclyde had the most at 64 places per 1,000 population aged 65+.

Between March 2000 and March 2009, the number of residents has fallen by 455 (1.3 per cent) from 34,433 to 33,978.

Table 2 - Registered Places in Care Homes for Older People, Local Authorities with the Largest Increases/Decreases

Number of Registered Places

Local Authority

Mar-00

Mar-09

% change between
March 2000 and March 2009

Clackmannanshire

203

288

41.9%

Inverclyde

664

913

37.5%

Orkney Islands

100

135

35.0%

North Lanarkshire

1,684

2,197

30.5%

Scotland

39,178

38,843

-0.9%

South Ayrshire

1,049

894

-14.8%

Scottish Borders

875

729

-16.7%

North Ayrshire

1,300

1,077

-17.2%

Stirling

780

643

-17.6%

Source: SCHC1 March 2009

Table 2 shows the local authorities with the largest percentage increases and decreases in the number of registered places in care homes for older people, between March 2000 and March 2009. Annex Table 2 contains details of registered places for each census between these dates for all local authorities. The biggest percentage increase in registered places since March 2000 occurred in Clackmannanshire where the number of registered places has risen from 203 in March 2000 to 288 in March 2009 (a 41.9 per cent increase). Other local authorities to have experienced large increases in the percentage of registered places were the Inverclyde, Orkney Islands, and North Lanarkshire. The biggest percentage decrease in the number of registered places since March 2000 occurred in Stirling. Here there had been a 17.6 per cent decrease, a reduction of 137 places. Other local authorities to have experienced a large decrease were North Ayrshire, Scottish Borders and South Ayrshire.

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