About our inpatients
On average each year:
- 153 people were diagnosed with a functional mental health need
- 84 people were diagnosed with dementia
- 60 people lived in Calderdale
- 104 people lived in Kirklees
- 73 people lived in Wakefield
Over recent years, on average, 65% of admissions to one of our older people’s mental health inpatient wards are people diagnosed with a functional mental health need, and 35% of admissions are people diagnosed with dementia.
People who are diagnosed with dementia stay on average for over three months (over 100 days on average in 2022) on our older people’s mental health inpatient wards. People who are diagnosed with a functional mental health need stay just under three months on average (80 days on average in 2022).
On average, 59% of patients admitted to our wards for functional mental health needs are women.
On average, 54% of patients admitted to our wards for dementia care are men.
On average, 85% of our beds are used by patients admitted to our wards from Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. Sometimes our beds are used by patients from neighbouring areas.