Assessments and Social Services for Adults, 2010-11

Statistics on enquiries, assessments and social services for adults include data for Wales for the period up to the end of March 2011. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 23 September 2010.

Key points from the latest release are:

• Local authorities assessed the needs of 82,900 adults.
• At 31st March 2011 there were 79,300 adults receiving social services. 83 per cent were receiving community based services and 17 per cent were in care homes.
• 68 per cent of clients receiving community-based services were older people, aged 65 or over. Half of the people using care homes were aged 85 or over.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 3625
E-mail: stats.pss@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

September 2012 (provisional - to be confirmed on Due Out Soon page)