Statistics Release: CARE HOMES, SCOTLAND MARCH 2004
Annex A: Occupied, Vacant and Unavailable Registered Places by Local Authority Care Homes for Older People
| Census - March 2004 |
NUMBER OF REGISTERED PLACES | % OCCUPANCY RATE |
LOCAL AUTHORITY | OCCUPIED | VACANT | UNAVAILABLE | TOTAL | Mar-03 | Sep-03 | Mar-04 | % Change during 6 months to March 2004 |
Aberdeen City | 1,445 | 84 | 17 | 1,546 | 93.2 | 94.0 | 94.6 | 0.5 |
Aberdeenshire | 1,747 | 177 | 51 | 1,975 | 92.6 | 92.1 | 91.0 | -1.1 |
Angus | 887 | 87 | 42 | 1,016 | 92.1 | 93.4 | 91.4 | -2.0 |
Argyll & Bute | 678 | 66 | 24 | 768 | 92.3 | 92.4 | 91.4 | -1.0 |
Clackmannanshire | 209 | 17 | 8 | 234 | 94.4 | 93.6 | 92.7 | -0.9 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 1,064 | 164 | 9 | 1,237 | 87.3 | 88.4 | 86.7 | -1.7 |
Dundee City | 928 | 54 | 26 | 1,008 | 96.5 | 94.9 | 94.6 | -0.2 |
East Ayrshire | 753 | 63 | 15 | 831 | 95.7 | 91.7 | 92.4 | 0.7 |
East Dunbartonshire | 513 | 48 | 0 | 561 | 92.0 | 93.4 | 91.4 | -2.0 |
East Lothian | 649 | 37 | 4 | 690 | 94.5 | 95.2 | 94.6 | -0.6 |
East Renfrewshire | 476 | 38 | 0 | 514 | 94.2 | 92.8 | 92.6 | -0.2 |
Edinburgh, City of | 2,768 | 158 | 97 | 3,023 | 95.1 | 95.6 | 94.8 | -0.8 |
Eilean Siar | 218 | 25 | 0 | 243 | 88.1 | 89.3 | 89.7 | 0.4 |
Falkirk | 826 | 70 | 31 | 927 | 92.3 | 93.3 | 92.4 | -0.9 |
Fife | 2,225 | 173 | 36 | 2,434 | 94.3 | 94.0 | 92.9 | -1.1 |
Glasgow City | 3,822 | 389 | 102 | 4,313 | 91.8 | 93.4 | 91.0 | -2.4 |
Highland | 1,716 | 183 | 49 | 1,948 | 89.3 | 90.8 | 90.6 | -0.2 |
Inverclyde | 445 | 15 | 4 | 464 | 95.4 | 97.5 | 96.8 | -0.7 |
Midlothian | 542 | 22 | 22 | 586 | 93.0 | 94.7 | 96.2 | 1.5 |
Moray | 456 | 37 | 4 | 497 | 97.1 | 94.9 | 92.6 | -2.3 |
North Ayrshire | 1,082 | 139 | 17 | 1,238 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 88.8 | -1.3 |
North Lanarkshire | 1,556 | 160 | 34 | 1,750 | 94.8 | 91.4 | 90.9 | -0.5 |
Orkney Islands | 90 | 8 | 0 | 98 | 93.1 | 91.8 | 91.8 | 0.0 |
Perth & Kinross | 1,229 | 77 | 30 | 1,336 | 92.1 | 94.2 | 94.2 | 0.0 |
Renfrewshire | 876 | 65 | 30 | 971 | 91.3 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 0.8 |
Scottish Borders | 746 | 78 | 14 | 838 | 88.3 | 91.1 | 90.7 | -0.4 |
Shetland Islands | 136 | 6 | 0 | 142 | 98.6 | 97.9 | 95.8 | -2.1 |
South Ayrshire | 781 | 92 | 13 | 886 | 93.9 | 91.7 | 89.6 | -2.1 |
South Lanarkshire | 2,193 | 380 | 45 | 2,618 | 91.4 | 90.9 | 85.5 | -5.4 |
Stirling | 521 | 61 | 11 | 593 | 91.0 | 91.6 | 89.7 | -1.9 |
West Dunbartonshire | 523 | 26 | 8 | 557 | 97.3 | 96.4 | 95.3 | -1.1 |
West Lothian | 761 | 51 | 43 | 855 | 92.9 | 92.4 | 94.0 | 1.6 |
SCOTLAND | 32,861 | 3,050 | 786 | 36,697 | 92.7 | 92.9 | 91.7 | -1.2 |
Source: Care Home Census Statistical Return March 2004
Notes:
1. Number of Registered Places - The number of places registered with the Care Commission on census night March 2004 in homes for older people.
2. Occupied, Vacant, Unavailable - The number of places occupied, vacant or unavailable in care homes on census night. Places can be unavailable due to redecoration, building works, flooding, reduced staffing, redesignation of double rooms to single rooms and other reasons.
3. Total - The total number of occupied, vacant and unavailable places.
4. (%) Occupancy Rate - The occupancy rate is the percentage of places in care homes that are either occupied or unavailable. The overall Scotland occupancy rate for March 2004 is 91.7 per cent.
5. (%) Change during 6 months to March 2004 - This is the change in occupancy rate for each local authority between September 2003 and March 2004. For Scotland overall the occupancy level fell by 1.2%.