(i) Private, voluntary and localauthority care homes for adults, March 2000 to September 2004 March 2000 March 2001 March 2002 March 2003 September 2003 March 2004 September 2004 (a) Private 800 789 772 746 742 741 732 (b) Voluntary 630 611 569 548 547 543 537 (c) Local Authority 278 270 267 262 264 262 255 Total 1,708 1,670 1,608 1,556 1,553 1,546 1,524 (ii) Private, voluntary and localauthority care home places for adults, March 2000 to September 2004 March 2000 March 2001 March 2002 March 2003 September 2003 March 2004 September 2004 (a) Private 29,296 29,165 28,969 28,719 28,745 29,051 29,071 (b) Voluntary 9,230 8,657 8,288 7,964 7,945 7,837 7,777 (c) Local Authority 7,336 6,950 6,704 6,615 6,670 6,638 6,433 Total 45,862 44,772 43,961 43,298 43,360 43,526 43,281 Source: Scottish Care Homes Census(SCHC).