How many (a) private residential homes, (b) private nursing homes and (c) local authority residential homes have been closed in each of the…

Answered Asked by Christine Grahame SNP Lodged 12 Feb 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) private residential homes, (b) private nursing homes and (c) local authority residential homes have been closed in each of the last three years, both nationally and by local authority.

The answer

Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 26 Feb 2001 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

Information on closures of private nursing homes and residential care homes is not available centrally.However, a census is carried out annually for each private nursing home and registered residential care home. Table 1 shows the number of residential care homes in each of the three years.Table 1: Residential care homes
- numbers of (Older People Only)
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000
Local Authority Area | Local Authority | Private | Voluntary | All | Local Authority | Private | Voluntary | All | Local Authority | Private | Voluntary | All
Aberdeen City | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21
Aberdeenshire | 14 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 29
Angus | 6 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 25
Argyll & Bute | 7 | 22 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 20 |

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