Housing Statistics for Scotland 2015

This paper from the Scottish Government contains a useful section on the supply of purpose-built accommodation for older people and people with disabilities in Scotland.

It reports that the number of sheltered, very sheltered and medium dependency houses provided by local authorities has decreased over the last ten years from 23,108 in 2006 to 20,755 in 2015.

At the same time, the amount of very sheltered accommodation has increased from 290 in 2006 to 599 in 2015, whist the amount of sheltered accommodation has dropped from 17,140 in 2006 to 14,722 in 2015.