Number of Care Home Registered Places for Older People per 1,000 Population 65+

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Scotland Dementia Benchmarking Toolkit
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Other

Defining Attributes

Definition

Number of Care Home registered places for older people per 1,000 population 65+

Numerator

Number of registered places for Older People

Denominator

Total Population 65+ (GROS mid year estimates)

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods

Scottish Care Home Census - Scottish Government Health Analytical Services Division

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025