Table 4-4
Residents on books1 in operating residential care facilities by age group, sex, facility characteristics2 and geography — Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia
  Total, residential care facilities Homes for the aged Facilities for persons with mental disorders Other residential care facilities
Total 1 to 19 beds 20 to 49 beds 50 to 99 beds 100 beds or more Total 1 to 19 beds 20 beds or more
Operating residential care facilities  
Number 217 107 23 30 32 22 110 80 30 0
Approved beds 8,947 6,823 279 913 2,245 3,386 2,124 700 1,424 0
Reporting residential care facilities  
Number 160 81 15 23 25 18 79 58 21 0
Approved beds 6,770 5,273 186 725 1,748 2,614 1,497 475 1,022 0
Total residents, all ages 8,512 6,588 253 884 2,138 3,313 1,924 585 1,339 0
Males, all ages 2,860 1,748 63 292 585 808 1,112 326 786 0
Less than 10 years 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0
10 to 17 years 82 0 0 0 0 0 82 50 32 0
18 to 44 years 425 13 0 0 4 9 412 137 275 0
45 to 64 years 635 148 2 23 52 71 487 117 370 0
65 to 69 years 184 114 2 21 35 56 70 14 56 0
70 to 74 years 231 206 6 30 62 108 25 3 22 0
75 to 79 years 313 294 14 48 93 139 19 4 15 0
80 to 84 years 383 374 12 60 126 176 9 0 9 0
85 years and over 604 599 27 110 213 249 5 0 5 0
Females, all ages 5,652 4,840 190 592 1,553 2,505 812 259 553 0
Less than 10 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 to 17 years 71 0 0 0 0 0 71 46 25 0
18 to 44 years 317 19 1 3 3 12 298 94 204 0
45 to 64 years 520 195 4 31 65 95 325 97 228 0
65 to 69 years 208 144 4 29 43 68 64 14 50 0
70 to 74 years 325 298 7 32 98 161 27 5 22 0
75 to 79 years 532 518 21 55 174 268 14 1 13 0
80 to 84 years 931 923 28 121 319 455 8 2 6 0
85 years and over 2,748 2,743 125 321 851 1,446 5 0 5 0
1.
Residents on books at the end of the reporting year.
2.
Principal characteristic of predominant group of residents and size of facility.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Residential Care Facilities Survey (CANSIM table 107-5504).