Professor John Robertson OBA
From People requiring a social care assessment and care at home services published today by Public Health Scotland:
The number of people estimated to be waiting on a social care assessment for a package of care to enable them to live independently at home or in the community was 6,461 on 7 April 2025. The estimated number of people assessed and waiting for a care at home package was 2,852 on 7 April 2025.
That’s a total of 9 313 ‘waiting for an assessment of their needs or for help to begin.‘
All things being equal, with 10 times the population, you might expect England to have around 100 000 on their waiting list , but:
From the Local Government Association in November 2024 (latest data I can find):
There has been increasing interest in the use of metrics relating to waiting lists and waiting times for adult social care assessment, provision of support and direct payments and reviews of support. This is particularly relevant in light of growing demand (over 400,000 waiting for an assessment of their needs or for help to begin) and increasing complexity of need.
Four times as many waiting for a social care assessment or package.
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
I don’t know whether the figures have changed over the years, but when I first applied for care at home for my wife, five years ago, because she has Dementia, it took less than a month for a package to be put in place. And last year, when her condition deteriorated substantially, and more care was required, it took only a few weeks for that care to be put in place. So well done to everyone concerned.
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