Care Homes: Type Of Stay
The number of residents by their type of stay (long/short/respite stay) across care home sectors and for various 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 | |
| Care Home Sector | text | |
| Main Client Group In Care Home | text | |
| Type Of Care Home Stay | 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__type_of_stay
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.