Cc. ion istribution of ilities and Bed T

A classification system was developed for the inventory in order to analyze h¢ distribution of
facilities by the client group served.

Table 3 shows the distribution of licensed facilities by type.

° Facilities for the mentally disabled represent the largest share (41.20%) of the total
number of licensed facilities in the GVRD, but the second largest share (22.71%) of the
total number of beds.

Facilities for the mentally ill represent the second largest share (21.58%) of licensed
facilities, but the greatest number of beds (27.95 %).

Combined, facilities for both mentally disabled and mentally ill persons account for
63.39% of the region's licensed group home facilities and 50.67% of the region’s group
home beds. _

RUGSTALCONOL
PCOURTICORRECTIONS

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TOTAL

The inventory reveals a geographic concentration of certain types of licensed ¢zoup homes. For
example, Vancouver has: 54% of all licensed facilities and 62% of all beds for the physically
disabled; 33% of all licensed facilities and 42% of all beds for people wi:h mental illness.
Conversely, 21% of all “mentally disabled" facilities and 19% of the bees are located in
Bumaby, while 50% of all court/corrections facilities and 28% of all beds = located in the
District of North Vancouver.

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