Assessments and Social Services for Adults, 2011-12

Statistics on enquiries, assessments and social services for adults include data for Wales for the period up to the end of March 2012. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 8 September 2011.

Key points from the latest release are:

• During the year, local authorities assessed the needs of just over 86,200 (rounded to the nearest hundred) adults.
• At 31 March 2012 there were just over 78,700 adults receiving services. 82 per cent were receiving community-based services and 18 per cent were in care homes.
• During a sample week in September 2011, just over 22,700 adults received home care. This is an increase of 4 per cent compared to the previous year.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

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

Next update

September 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on Due Out Soon page)