Care Homes: Health Characteristics of Residents
The number and percentage of long stay residents by various health characteristics and those requiring nursing care, for different main client groups.
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Data dictionary
| Field name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GeographyCode | text | |
| GeographyName | text | |
| GeographyType | text | |
| DateCode | int | |
| Measurement | text | |
| Units | text | |
| Value | int | |
| Main Client Group In Care Home | text | |
| Health Characteristic Of Residents | text |
Metadata
| Theme | Health and Social Care |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Public Health Scotland |
| License | UK Open Government Licence (OGL) |
| Published | |
| Last updated | |
| Update frequency | annual |
| Reference period | 2007 to 2017 |
| Geographic coverage | Council Areas, Country |
| Contact | phs.carehomecensus@phs.scot |
API
Developers can query this data directly at:
https://api.data.gov.scot/api/3/action/package_show?id=care_homes__health_characteristics_of_residents
For general advice on using the API, see the guide How to access data using the API.
For full API documentation, including available data and metadata endpoints, query parameters, and example requests, see the CKAN API documentation.