Statistical Bulletin: Health Series: Care Homes, Scotland, 2009
Analysis from the annual care home census 2009.
5. Scotland Analysis - Care Homes for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Table 5 - Care Homes, Places and Residents by Sector, March 2000 - March 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 |
380 |
369 |
343 |
335 |
338 |
329 |
323 |
321 |
305 |
311 |
- Of which LA/ NHS |
64 |
59 |
56 |
55 |
55 |
50 |
45 |
43 |
38 |
37 |
- Of which Private |
72 |
74 |
74 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
69 |
69 |
- Of which Voluntary |
244 |
236 |
213 |
212 |
214 |
210 |
208 |
208 |
198 |
205 |
Number of Places |
3,598 |
3,413 |
3,099 |
3,052 |
3,009 |
2,860 |
2,878 |
2,805 |
2,762 |
2,857 |
- Of which LA/ NHS |
700 |
655 |
599 |
570 |
567 |
478 |
461 |
400 |
340 |
331 |
- Of which Private |
917 |
916 |
914 |
905 |
898 |
888 |
955 |
982 |
1,043 |
1,003 |
- Of which Voluntary |
1,981 |
1,842 |
1,586 |
1,577 |
1,544 |
1,494 |
1,462 |
1,423 |
1,379 |
1,523 |
Number of Residents |
3,295 |
3,137 |
2,852 |
2,669 |
2,588 |
2,550 |
2,480 |
2,481 |
2,445 |
2,448 |
- Of which LA/ NHS |
602 |
564 |
505 |
438 |
392 |
370 |
332 |
303 |
274 |
246 |
- Of which Private |
851 |
852 |
867 |
818 |
818 |
831 |
836 |
861 |
885 |
895 |
- Of which Voluntary |
1,842 |
1,721 |
1,480 |
1,413 |
1,378 |
1,349 |
1,312 |
1,317 |
1,286 |
1,307 |
Source: SCHC1 March 2009
On 31 March 2009 there were 311 care homes for adults with learning disabilities. These homes offered a total of 2,857 places and had 2,448 residents.
205 (65.9 per cent) of the care homes in this client group and 1523 (53.3 per cent) of the registered places were in the voluntary sector whilst 69 care homes (22.2 per cent) were in the private sector and 37 (11.9 per cent) were run by local authorities. The average size of these care homes varied between sectors. There were, on average, 7.4 places in voluntary sector homes, 8.9 places in local authority homes and 14.5 places in privately operated care homes.
Since March 2000, the number of care homes has fallen by 69 from 380 in 2000 to the current level of 311 homes. There has been a corresponding drop in the number of places from 3,598 to 2,857. This is a reduction of 741 places (20.6 per cent). The number of residents in care homes for adults with learning disabilities has fallen by 847 from 3,295 in March 2000 to 2,448 in March 2009.
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