Table 1 Cost data sources and descriptions
Cost | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
Care home stay | Scottish Care-Home Census | Unit costs, for the years 2013/14 to 2015/16, on weekly charges for long stay residents in care-homes, classified according to whether the residency is publicly funded or privately funded and whether individuals receive nursing care or not |
Inpatient | Public Health Scotland, Specialty Group Costs - Inpatients | Specialty Group Costs, for the years 2013 to 2016, in all specialties linked to general acute inpatient and day case records (SMR01) and geriatric long-stay records (SMR50) |
Mental health | Public Health Scotland, Specialty Group Costs - Inpatients | Specialty Group Costs (including unit costs for geriatric long stay, young chronic sick, psychiatry and learning disabilities), for the years 2013 to 2016, linked to mental health inpatient and day case records (SMR04) |