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Home care services statistics
30/11/2005
The latest home care services statistics show that home care clients in Scotland are receiving a more intensive service compared to a year ago.
The number of home care clients has increased this year by almost two per cent and the number of hours provided to those clients has increased by eight per cent. This has resulted in the overall hours per client increasing from 7.8 hours per week in 2004 to 8.2 in 2005.
The number of older people receiving an intensive home care service (more than 10 hours per week) has increased from 16.2 clients per 1,000 population (aged 65+) in March 2004 to 17.1 in March 2005.
The proportion of service provided solely by the voluntary and private sectors continues to increase. It rose from 24 per cent in 2004 to 30 per cent in 2005.
Information is presented at a national level for home care services in Scotland in 2005.
Other main findings for 2005 include:
- A quarter (25 per cent) of clients received more than 10 hours service per week
- Just over half of clients (51 per cent) received services on weekdays only, whilst 47 per cent received services on weekdays and at the weekend
- 94 per cent of clients received a service in the morning / early afternoon (between 7am and 2pm)
- 81 per cent of clients were aged 65 years and over
- Gender splits show 70 per cent were female and 30 per cent were male
- Over three-quarters (81 per cent) of clients had physical disabilities (including frailty associated with ageing)
- Most people using the service (66 per cent) lived alone