The NHS Information Centre for health and social care collects information on the number of people aged 65 and over receiving community-based services from councils with adult social services responsibilities (CASSRs).
The numbers of people aged 65 and over, per 1,000 of the population aged 65 and over, helped to live at home by CASSRs are shown in the following table.
As at 31 March Number 2006-07 80 2007-08 81 Source: NHS Information Centre referrals, assessments and packages of care return, table P2s and Office for National Statistics mid year population estimates