Nursing and social care services

7   Beds in institutions for the elderly and disabled.1991-2000
  1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 20002
Beds, total 45 946 45 890 45 767 44 941 43 882 43 735 43 377 43 196 43 240 42 938
Nursing home 19 691 20 712 21 536 22 162 23 462 24 583 25 911 27 045 28 599 29 907
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 7 502
Nursing home sections in other combined institutions 1 674 1 498 1 326 1 150 1 232 1 362 1 229 1 161 1 015 862
Old people's home 7 282 6 836 6 734 6 519 5 841 5 502 5 223 4 969 4 396 4 004
Dwellings with a 24-hour service connected 1 139 1 287 1 558 1 871 1 231 964 673 631 649 663
Other institutions 912 1 137 941 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1  Beds in county sections are not included in the total figures.
2  Operational institutions in 2000.

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