Nursing and social care services

7   Beds1 in institutions for the elderly and disabled. 1991-1999
  1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 19992
Beds, total 45 946   45 890   45 767   44 941   43 882   43 735   43 377   43 196   43 240
Nursing home 19 691 20 712 21 536 22 162 23 462 24 583 25 911 27 045 28 599
Combined institution (nursing home and old people's home 15 248 14 420 13 672 13 239 12 116 11 324 10 341 9 390 8 581
Nursing home sections in other combined institutions 1 674 1 498 1 326 1 150 1 232 1 362 1 229 1 161 1 015
Old people's home 7 282 6 836 6 734 6 519 5 841 5 502 5 223 4 969 4 396
Dwellings with a 24-hour service connected 1 139 1 287 1 558 1 871 1 231 964 673 631 649
Other institutions 912 1 137 941 .. .. .. .. .. ..
1  Beds in county sections are not included in the total figures.
2  Operational institutions in 1999.

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