How many local authorities operate care homes.

All 32 local authorities in Scotland operate care homes. In addition, they place clients in care homes operated by independent sector providers.
At September 2003, local authorities in Scotland provided 272 care homes. This amounts to 17 per cent of the 1,576 care homes; and 16 per cent of the 43,125 care home places. However, local authorities account for around 38% of short-stay and respite care admissions to care homes. The table below shows the breakdown of care home numbers and places, by local authority area, for local authority run care homes.
Local Authority Area
| No. of Care Homes
| No. of Places

Aberdeen City
| 15
| 324

Aberdeenshire
| 19
| 367

Angus
| 6
| 154

Argyll and Bute
| 9
| 144

Clackmannanshire
| 2
| 52

Dumfries and Galloway
| 2
| 13

Dundee City
| 10
| 216

East Ayrshire
| 6
| 116

East Dunbartonshire
| 1
| 11

East Lothian
| 4
| 136

East Renfrewshire
| 1
| 34

Edinburgh, City of
| 29
| 730

Eilean Siar
| 14
| 178

Falkirk
| 7
| 178

Fife
| 12
| 371

Glasgow, City of
| 21
| 872

Highland
| 24
| 350

Inverclyde
| 3
| 66

Midlothian
| 3
| 131

Moray
| 1
| 4

North Ayrshire
| 8
| 142

North Lanarkshire
| 13
| 408

Orkney Islands
| 4
| 85

Perth and Kinross
| 4
| 145

Renfrewshire
| 8
| 244

Scottish Borders
| 7
| 213

Shetland Islands
| 4
| 62

South