Care Homes: Weekly Charges and Sources of Funding
The weekly charges and sources of funding for long stay care home residents, with and without nursing care. All data is for care homes whose main client group is aged 65 years and older.
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Data dictionary
| Field name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GeographyCode | text | |
| GeographyName | text | |
| GeographyType | text | |
| DateCode | int | |
| Measurement | text | |
| Units | text | |
| Value | int | |
| Source Of Funding | text | |
| Gross Average Weekly Charge Category | 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 | 2011 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__weekly_charges_and_sources_of_fundingFor 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.