Section 8: Community Short Breaks
A community short break is where a break is provided in a non-residential setting for the carer and the person with the learning disability.
In a typical week in Scotland an estimated 2,397 adults with learning disabilities had some form of community short break. This is 11 per cent of all adults with learning disabilities known across Scotland. The level of use of community short breaks varied between local authorities with the highest levels in Inverclyde (58 per cent of all known adults with learning disabilities) and East Dunbartonshire (44 per cent). Figures for all local authorities can be found in annex H.
Chart 6: Length of Community Short Breaks
Of all community short breaks in Scotland, 3 per cent lasted less than 1 hour, 32 per cent lasted 1 to 5 hours and the majority, 65 per cent, lasted longer than 5 hours.
Across Scotland, an estimated 14 per cent of 16-20 year olds had community short breaks compared to 11 per cent of 21-64 year olds and 5 per cent of those aged 65 or over. ( Annex H)