During this period the number ofregistered places has fallen by 1,246 across all client groups and by 308 in carehomes for older people.The change in the number of carehome places during this period is due to a combination of care home closures, theopening of new care homes, increases in the capacity of some care homes and reductionsin the capacity of others.Care Homes for Adults in Scotland by ClientGroup: March 2000 to September 2004 Number of Care Homes No. of Homes For March 2000 March 2001 March 2002 March 2003 March 2004 Older People 1,063 1,042 1,021 994 987 People with Learning disabilities 391 382 358 343 342 Physically Disabled People 40 45 44 41 42 People with Mental Health Problems 133 123 112 109 109 Other Client Groups 81 78 73 68 66 Total 1,708 1,670 1,608 1,555 1,546 Number of Places in CareHomes No. of Places For March 2000 March 2001 March 2002 March 2003 March 2004 Older People 39,078 38,352 38,044 37,738 38,044 People with Learning disabilities 3,662 3,479 3,156 3,003 2,903 Physically Disabled People 826 656 621 525 546 People with Mental Health Problems 1,207 1,206 1,169 1,123 1,135 Other Client Groups 1,089 1,079 971 877 898 Total 45,862 44,772 43,961 43,266 43,526 Source: Scottish Care Homes Census(SCHC).