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• Approximately 125,000 bed days were occupied by delayed discharge patients in NHS Scotland during the quarter October to December 2012.


• At the January 2013 census there were 57 patients delayed for over 6 weeks. This compares with 95 at the October 2012 census and 54 at the January 2012 census.


• At the January 2013 census, 174 patients were delayed over 4 weeks and 325 patients were delayed over 2 weeks

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Almost 122,000 bed days were occupied by delayed discharge patients in NHS Scotland during the quarter July to September 2012.

At the October 2012 census there were 95 patients delayed for over 6 weeks. This compares with 50 at the July 2012 census and 69 at the October 2011 census.

At the October 2012 census, 220 patients were delayed over 4 weeks and 419 patients were delayed over 2 weeks.

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Care Homes for All Adults

• As at 31st March 2012 there were 1,307 care homes for adults in Scotland providing 42,807 places to 37,335 residents
• The majority of care homes for adults, 715 (55 per cent), were run by the private sector, 389 (30 per cent) were run by the voluntary sector and 203 (16 per cent) were run by Local Authorities or Health Boards.

Care Homes for Older People

• As at 31st March 2012 there were 916 care homes for older people providing 38,465 places to 33,636 residents, of whom 32,555 were long stay residents (97 per cent).
• The total numbers of short stay and respite care residents increased from 736 in March 2003 to 1,081 in March 2012, an increase of 47 per cent.
• One in two long stay residents in care homes for older people had a formal diagnosis of dementia. This is an increase of 22 per cent since the March 2003 census. Over the same time period the percentage of residents who have been identified as having dementia but not formally diagnosed has decreased from 14 per cent to 8 per cent.
• At 31st March 2012 around a third of residents had been in the care home for more than three years. The median incomplete length of stay was around 2 years and has remained unchanged for the last eight years.
• The average weekly charge for self-funding long stay residents without nursing care was £632 per week, an increase of 4.0 per cent since the last census period. The average weekly charge for self funding long stay residents with nursing care was £698 an increase of 2.8 per cent from the previous year.

Care Homes for Other Main Client Groups

• The number of ‘long stay’ residents in care homes for adults with learning disabilities fell from 2,489 in March 2003 to 1,699 in March 2012, a decrease of 32 per cent.
• The majority of registered places for adults with physical disabilities, 493 (77 per cent) were provided by the voluntary sector.

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At Scotland level 2010/11 data shows that, on average, the proportion of the last 6 months of life spent at home or in a community setting is 90.7%.
• This represents a marginal increase from 90.5% in 2006/07.
• Across health boards, the proportion of the last six months of life spent at home or in a community setting in 2010/11 varies between 88.1% and 93.8%.
• There is little difference between males (90.7%) and females (90.8%) in the proportion of their last six months of life spent at home or in a community setting.
• Older people aged 85 and above spent 91.6% of their last six months of life at home or in a community setting in 2010/11, a slightly higher proportion than those in younger age groups.

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• At the July 2012 census there were 50 patients delayed for over 6 weeks. This compares with 13 at the April 2012 census and 95 at the July 2011 census.
• At the July 2012 census, 164 patients were delayed over 4 weeks and 390 patients were delayed over 2 weeks.
• Over 119,000 bed days were occupied by delayed discharge patients in NHS Scotland during the quarter April to June 2012. This accounts for around 5% of the available staffed bed days during that period.

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• The number of NHS Continuing Health Care patients (Category A) has shown a small decrease over the past year. In March 2012, 2,006 patients were reported as Category A; this compares to 2,072 in March 2011 (a decrease of 3%) and 2,495 in March 2010 (an overall decrease of 20%). (Figure 1, Table 1)
• The 2,006 patients reported as receiving NHS Continuing Health Care in March 2012, corresponds to a European age/sex standardised rate of 25 patients per 100 000 Scottish population. There is a significant variation in the rate for each NHS Board. NHS Western Isles, NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have the highest rates of Category A patients per 100 000 population, at 49, 38 and 37 respectively, compared with 1 patient per 100 000 population in NHS Dumfries & Galloway. (Table 5)
• For those patients who do not meet the criteria for NHS Continuing Health Care but who have been in hospital for over one year and for whom no estimated date of discharge has been set (Category B), 548 patients were reported in March 2012, a rise of 25 patients (5%) from March 2011. (Figure 1, Table 1)

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• At the April 2012 census there were 13 patients delayed for over 6 weeks. This compares with 54 at the January 2012 census and 12 at the April 2011 census.
• At the April 2012 census, 108 patients were delayed over 4 weeks and 315 patients were delayed over 2 weeks.

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Care Homes for All Adults

As at 31st March 2011 there were 1,329 care homes for adults providing 42,810 places to 37,511 residents in Scotland.

• 33,365 (90 per cent) of residents were in care homes whose main client group was for older people.
• 36,002 (96 per cent) of residents were ‘long stay’ residents.
• Between 2003 and 2011 the number of ‘long stay’ residents in care homes for older people decreased from 33,566 to 32,545, a decrease of 3 per cent.
• In the same period the number of ‘long stay’ residents in care homes for adults with learning disabilities fell from 2,489 to 1,849 a decrease of 26 per cent.
• Between April 2010 and March 2011 the majority of admissions to care homes for learning disabilities were for respite care (98 per cent).
• In the most recent census period 41 per cent (13,578) of admissions to care homes for older people were classed as long stay.

Care Homes for Older People

• As at the 31st of March 2011 there were 920 care homes for older people providing 38,341 places to 33,645 residents, of whom 32,545 were long stay (97 per cent). The number of short stay plus respite residents has increased from 736 in March 2003 to 1,100 in March 2011, an increase of 49 per cent.
• One in two long stay residents in care homes for older people had a formal diagnosis of dementia. This is an increase of 21 per cent since the census was held in March 2003.
• Over the same time period the percentage of residents who have been identified as having dementia but not formally diagnosed has decreased from 14 per cent to 9 per cent. Around a third of residents had been in the care home for more than three years at the census. The median length of stay was around 2 years and has remained unchanged for the last eight years. The average weekly charge for self-funding long stay residents without nursing care was £607 per week, an increase of 4.3 per cent since the last census period. The average weekly charge for self funding long stay residents with nursing care was £679, an increase of 3.3 per cent from the previous year.

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• At the January 2012 census there were 54 patients delayed for over 6 weeks. This compares with 69 at the October 2011 census and 168 at the January 2011 census.
• At the January 2012 census, 197 patients were delayed over 4 weeks and 387 patients were delayed over 2 weeks

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• At the October 2011 census there were 69 patients delayed for over 6 weeks. This compares with 95 at the July 2011 census and 128 at the October 2010 census.
• At the October 2011 census, there were a total of 675 delayed discharges in Scotland, compared with 722 at the July 2011 census and 776 at the October 2010 census.

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All Adult Care Homes in Scotland

• Since March 2000 the number of care homes in Scotland has steadily decreased each year from 1,669 in 2000 to 1,329 in 2011. The average size of care homes, on the other hand, has increased steadily over this period from 27 places in 2000 to 32 places in 2011.
  In this publication homes are classified according to the main client group they cater for. Of the 42,810 registered places available in Scotland 90 per cent (38,341 places) were for older people, 6 per cent for adults with learning disabilities (2,431 places), 3 per cent for adults with mental health problems (1,123 places), 1 per cent for adults with physical disabilities (630 places) and 1 per cent for other groups (285 places).

Care Homes for Older People

• The majority of care homes for older people, 635 (69.per cent), were run by the private sector with the remaining 121 (13. per cent) run by the voluntary sector and 164 (18 per cent) run by Local Authorities or Health Boards.

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• At Scotland level, 2009/10 data shows that, on average, the proportion of the last 6 months of life spent at home or in a community setting is 90.7%
• This represents a marginal increase from 90.4% in 2005/06.
• Across health boards, the proportion of the last six months of life spent at home or in a community setting in 2009/10 varies between 88.4% and 93.6%.

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• There were 95 patients delayed for over 6 weeks in the July 2011 census. This compares with 12 at the April 2011 census and 62 at the July 2010 census.
• At the July 2011 census, there were a total of 722 delayed discharges in Scotland, compared with 665 at the April 2011 census, and 708 at the July 2010 census.
• The median duration to the census point for all delayed discharges was 21 days (21 days at the April 2011 and July 2010 census).

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• As at 31st March 2010 there were 1,375 care homes for adults providing 43,887 places and housing 36,359 long stay residents, of which 58 per cent required nursing care and 44 per cent had medically diagnosed dementia.
• As at the 31st of March 2010 there were 943 care homes for older people providing 39,150 places and housing 32,685 long stay residents. Around a third of residents had been in the care home for more than three years.
• The average weekly charge for publicly funded long stay residents was £465 per week without nursing care and £540 per week with nursing care in line with the rates agreed in the National Care Homes contract. The average weekly charge for self-funding residents was £582 per week without nursing care and £657 per week with nursing care.

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• The number of NHS Continuing Health Care patients (Category A) has continued to decrease. In March 2011, 2099 patients were reported as Category A, this compares to 2285 in September 2010 (a fall of 8%) and 2495 in March 2010 (an overall fall of 16%). (Figure 1, Table 1)
• The 2099 patients reported as receiving NHS Continuing Health Care in March 2011, corresponds to a European age/sex standardised rate of 26 patients per 100 000 Scottish population. There is a significant variation in the rate for each NHS Board. NHS Western Isles and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have the highest rates of Category A patients per 100 000 population, at 45 and 43 respectively, compared with 3 patients per 100 000 population in NHS Dumfries &Galloway. (Table 5)
• For those patients who do not meet the criteria for NHS Continuing Health Care but who have been in hospital for over one year and for whom no estimated date of discharge has been set (Category B), 496 patients were reported in March 2011, a rise of 26 patients (6%) from September 2010 and a rise of 82 patients (20%) from March 2010. This increase can in part be explained by (i) patients whose status has changed between censuses and (ii) patients who had previously been in hospital for less than a year but as at March 2011 their length of stay was over 1 year. (Figure 1, Table 1)

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• There were 12 patients delayed for over 6 weeks in the April 2011 census. This compareswith 168 at the January 2011 census and zero at the April 2010 census.
• At the April 2011 census, there were a total of 665 delayed discharges in Scotland, compared with 790 at the January 2011 census, and 579 at the April 2010 census.
• The median duration to the census point for all delayed discharges was 21 days (26 day at the January 2011 census, and 19 days at the April 2010 census).

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There were 168 patients delayed for over 6 weeks in the January 2011 census. This compares with 128 at the October 2010 census and 83 at the January 2010 census.
At the January 2011 census, there were a total of 790 delayed discharges in Scotland, compared with 776 at the October 2010 census, and 606 at the January 2010 census.
The median duration to the census point for all delayed discharges was 26 days ( 23 days at the October 2010 census, and 25 days at the January 2010 census).
The number of patients experiencing delays in short stay specialties in Scotland has increased since October 2010. There were 87 at the January 2011 census compared to 75 at October 2010 and 55 at the January 2010 census.

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• The number of Category A patients i.e. NHS Continuing Health Care patients decreased from 2495 in March 2010 to 2285 patients in September 2010, a fall of 210 patients (8%). (Table 1)
• The 2285 patients reported as receiving NHS Continuing Health Care in September 2010, corresponds to a European age/sex standardised rate of 29 patients per 100 000 Scottish population. A slightly lower rate to that shown in previous censuses. (Table 5)
• For Category B patients (i.e. patients who do not specifically meet the criteria for NHS Continuing Health Care but who have been in hospital for over one year and for whom no estimated date of discharge has been set), 414 patients were reported in March 2010,. This rose to 471 patients in September 2010, a rise of 57 patients (14%). This increase can in part be explained by (i) patients whose status has changed from Caregory A (in March 2010) to Category B in September 2010 or (ii) patients who had previously been in hospital for less than a year but as at September 2010 their length of stay was over 1 year. (Table 1)

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• At the October 2010 census, there were a total of 776 delayed discharges in Scotland, compared with 708 at the July 2010 census, and 662 at the October 2009 census.
• Of the 776 delayed discharges 128 (16%) patients were delayed for over 6 weeks in the October 2010 census. This compares with 62 (9%) at the July 2010 census and 94 (14%) at the October 2009 census.
• The median duration to the census point for all delayed discharges was 23 days ( 21 days at the July 2010 census, and 22 days at the October 2009 census).
• The number of patients experiencing delays in short stay specialties in Scotland has decreased since July 2010. There were 75 at the October 2010 census compared to 86 at July 2010 and 59 at the October 2009 census.

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• At 31 March 2010 there were a total of 1,375 registered care homes providing 43,887 places to 38,042 residents.
• There were 943 care homes for older people as at 31 March 2010 compared to 1,059 at 31 March 2000, a decrease of 11%.
• There were 39,150 registered places in care homes for older people at 31 March 2010. The number of places has increased by 2.0 per cent since March 2009 and decreased by 0.1 per cent from the March 2000 level.
• The number of care homes for adults with learning disabilities has decreased by 27.1 per cent since March 2000, from 380 to 277 as at March 2010.

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• There were 62 patients delayed for over 6 weeks in the July 2010 census. This compares with zero at the April 2010 census and 55 at the July 2009 census.
• At the July 2010 census, there were a total of 708 delayed discharges in Scotland, compared with 579 at the April 2010 census, and 634 at the July 2009 census.
• The median duration to the census point for all delayed discharges at the July 2010 census was 21 days compared to 19 days at the April 2010 census and 21 days at the July 2009 census.
• The number of patients experiencing delays in short stay specialties in Scotland has increased since April 2010. There were 86 at the July 2010 census compared to 53 at April 2010 and 65 at the July 2009 census.

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• The number of Category A patients i.e. NHS Continuing Health Care patients decreased from 2641 patients in September 2009 to 2495 in March 2010, a fall of 146 patients (6%). (Table 1)
• For Category B patients (i.e. patients who do not specifically meet the criteria for NHS Continuing Health Care but who have been in hospital for over one year and for whom no estimated date of discharge has been set), 486 patients were reported in September 2009. This fell to 414 patients in March 2010, a fall of 72 patients (15%). (Table 1)
• The 2495 patients reported as receiving NHS Continuing Health Care in March 2010, corresponds to a European age/sex standardised rate of 32 patients per 100 000 Scottish population. A similar rate to that shown in previous cenuses. (Table 5)

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