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Care homes in Highland

There are 63 care homes in Highland registered with the Care Inspectorate, the regulator of care services in Scotland. Between them they have 1,945 registered places.

50 of the 62 with grades from the Care Inspectorate (81%) have Good, Very good or Excellent as their lowest grade across the key questions graded. 1 has no grades shown, usually because the Care Inspectorate has not graded it yet. Care Inspectorate data as at 31 August 2026.

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How care homes in Highland are graded

The 62 with grades from Care Inspectorate, counted by their lowest grade across the key questions graded. Care Inspectorate gives no overall grade; the lowest grade is a figure it publishes itself. Grades are in Care Inspectorate’s own words, and we never turn them into a score of our own.

A service with no grades may be new, or Care Inspectorate may not have graded it yet. What the ratings mean.

Care homes in Highland

Showing 1 to 20 of 63 services.

  • Abbeyfield Ballachulish (Care Home)

    Care home

    Run by Abbeyfield Ballachulish Society Ltd

    • Wellbeing: Very good
    • Care and support planning: Excellent
    • Setting: Very good
    • Staff team: Very good
    • Leadership: Very good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 4 months ago

    • Ballachulish, PH49 4JS
    • 37 registered places
  • Ach-an-Eas (Care Home)

    Care home

    Run by NHS Highland

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 8 months ago

    • Inverness, IV2 4QN
    • 24 registered places
  • Aden House (Care Home)

    Care home

    Run by Malcolm McKinlay

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 2 months ago

    • Inverness, IV2 3HX
    • 24 registered places
  • An Acarsaid (Care Home)

    Care home

    Run by NHS Highland

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Adequate
    • Leadership: Adequate

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 4 months ago

    • Isle of Skye, IV49 9AW
    • 10 registered places
  • Ballifeary House

    Care home

    Run by Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 4 months ago

    • Inverness, IV3 5SQ
    • 24 registered places
  • Bayview House (Care Home)

    Care home

    Run by NHS Highland

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Very good
    • Setting: Adequate
    • Staff team: Good
    • Leadership: Very good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 6 months ago

    • Thurso, KW14 7JZ
    • 23 registered places
  • Beechwood House

    Care home

    Run by Church of Scotland Trading as Crossreach

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Adequate
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 3 months ago

    • Inverness, IV2 3JH
    • 15 registered places
  • Bruach House

    Care home

    Run by Carolton Care Ltd

    • Wellbeing: Very good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Very good
    • Staff team: Very good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 8 months ago

    • Nairn, IV12 4EU
    • 22 registered places
  • Cameron House (Care Home)

    Care home

    Run by Church of Scotland Trading as Crossreach

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 4 months ago

    • Inverness, IV2 4YG
    • 30 registered places
  • Carolton Care

    Care home

    Run by Carolton Care Ltd

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Very good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 1 year ago

    • Nairn, IV12 4EY
    • 21 registered places
  • Catalina Care Home

    Care home

    Run by St Philips Care Limited

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 2 months ago

    • Alness, IV17 0UY
    • 28 registered places
  • Centred Recovery Centre

    Care home

    Run by Centred(Scotland) Ltd

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 9 months ago

    • Inverness, IV2 4AX
    • 23 registered places
  • Cheshire House (Care Home)

    Care home

    Run by Leonard Cheshire Disability

    • Wellbeing: Adequate
    • Care and support planning: Adequate
    • Setting: Weak
    • Staff team: Adequate
    • Leadership: Weak

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 3 months ago

    • Inverness, IV3 5NE
    • 16 registered places
  • Culduthel Care Home

    Care home

    Run by Culduthel Care Limited

    • Wellbeing: Very good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Very good
    • Staff team: Very good
    • Leadership: Very good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 1 year ago

    • Inverness, IV2 4WS
    • 65 registered places
  • Daviot Care Home

    Care home

    Run by Daviot Care Limited

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Very good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 7 months ago

    • Inverness, IV2 5XQ
    • 94 registered places
  • Eilean Dubh

    Care home

    Run by Parklands Highland Ltd

    • Wellbeing: Very good
    • Care and support planning: Very good
    • Setting: Very good
    • Staff team: Very good
    • Leadership: Very good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 4 months ago

    • Fortrose, IV10 8AH
    • 40 registered places
  • Fairburn House

    Care home

    Run by Fairburn House Ltd

    • Wellbeing: Very good
    • Care and support planning: Very good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Very good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 3 months ago

    • Muir of Ord, IV6 7UT
    • 40 registered places
  • Fodderty House

    Care home

    Run by Fodderty Care Ltd

    • Wellbeing: Very good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Very good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 7 months ago

    • Dingwall, IV15 9UE
    • 16 registered places
  • Fram House

    Care home

    Run by Nansen Highland

    • Wellbeing: Very good
    • Care and support planning: Very good
    • Setting: Very good
    • Staff team: Very good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 3 months ago

    • Beauly, IV4 7BT
    • 5 registered places
  • Grant House (Care Home)

    Care home

    Run by NHS Highland

    • Wellbeing: Good
    • Care and support planning: Good
    • Setting: Good
    • Staff team: Good
    • Leadership: Good

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 1 year ago

    • Grantown-on-Spey, PH26 3HR
    • 20 registered places

Other kinds of care in Highland

Services registered with Care Inspectorate here, by kind of care.

Care homes in nearby areas

Councils close by. You can often look further afield for more choice.

Questions about care in Highland

How many care homes are there in Highland?

There are 63 care homes in Highland registered with the Care Inspectorate, the regulator of care services in Scotland. Between them they have 1,945 registered places.

How are care homes in Highland rated?

50 of the 62 with grades from the Care Inspectorate (81%) have Good, Very good or Excellent as their lowest grade across the key questions graded. 1 has no grades shown, usually because the Care Inspectorate has not graded it yet. Care Inspectorate data as at 31 August 2026. In Scotland, the Care Inspectorate grades each service on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory, for each key question that applies to its type of service. It gives no overall grade, so we do not show one. We show each grade as the Care Inspectorate publishes it and never turn it into a score of our own.

How do I choose a care home in Highland?

Start with the help the person needs now and might need later, and shortlist a few services near the people who will visit. Check each one’s latest Care Inspectorate grades and how old it is, read its latest inspection report, and where you can, visit or meet the team more than once before you decide. Ask what is included in the fees and what happens if needs change. This is general information, not advice.

Who pays for care in Highland?

It depends on the person’s needs and finances. Some people pay for all of their own care, some get help from their council, and the NHS pays for some health care. The first step is to ask your local council for a free assessment of care needs: that is the council’s social work service. We do not show prices and this is general information, not advice.

How up to date is this information?

This page uses Care Inspectorate data as at 31 August 2026. We check for new data from the regulator every day, and each service page shows the date of the data it uses.

Choosing care homes

A care home is a place to live where staff help with things like washing, dressing, eating and taking medicines, day and night. In Scotland all care homes are registered as one kind of service, and the Care Inspectorate does not say which of them have nurses, so ask each home what nursing it provides.

Things to check

  • Visit more than once, at different times of day, and ask to see where meals are served.
  • Ask how many staff are on duty at night, and how often agency staff are used.
  • Ask what is included in the weekly fee and what costs extra, and how often fees can change.
  • Read the latest Care Inspectorate report, not only the rating, and ask the manager about anything it raises.

Whoever ends up paying, you can ask your council’s adult social care team for a free assessment of what help you need. Our guide explains what to expect and what to ask.

How to choose care

About this information

Care Inspectorate data as at 31 August 2026. Services not currently providing care, and services that are no longer registered, are not listed.

Contains Care Inspectorate data © Care Inspectorate, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Care Comparison is independent and is not connected to or endorsed by the Care Inspectorate.

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