- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Very good
- Staff team: Very good
- Leadership: Very good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 2 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH16 4BB
Scotland
Home care in the City of Edinburgh
There are 172 home care services in the City of Edinburgh registered with the Care Inspectorate, the regulator of care services in Scotland.
121 of the 144 with grades from the Care Inspectorate (84%) have Good, Very good or Excellent as their lowest grade across the key questions graded. 28 have no grades shown, usually because the Care Inspectorate has not graded them yet. Care Inspectorate data as at 31 August 2026.
Find the right one near you
Search by postcode to see home care by distance, with a map.
How home care in the City of Edinburgh are graded
The 144 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.
- Lowest grade: Excellent1 service (1%)Show them: lowest grade Excellent
- Lowest grade: Very good38 services (26%)Show them: lowest grade Very good
- Lowest grade: Good82 services (57%)Show them: lowest grade Good
- Lowest grade: Adequate21 services (15%)Show them: lowest grade Adequate
- Lowest grade: Weak2 services (1%)Show them: lowest grade Weak
- Lowest grade: Unsatisfactory0 services (0%)
- No grades shown28 servicesShow them: no grades shown
A service with no grades may be new, or Care Inspectorate may not have graded it yet. What the ratings mean.
Home care in the City of Edinburgh
Showing 1 to 20 of 172 services.
- No grades shown
- Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Very good
- Staff team: Very good
- Leadership: Very good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 3 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH7 6HP
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Very good
- Staff team: Very good
- Leadership: Very good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 4 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH7 6HP
- Wellbeing: Good
- Care and support planning: Adequate
- Staff team: Adequate
- Leadership: Adequate
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 7 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH10 4AZ
- 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 2 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH17 7JH
Action for Children Housing Support for Edinburgh, East and Midlothian
Care at home, Housing support
Run by Action for Children
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Very good
- Staff team: Very good
- Leadership: Good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 4 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH16 4NT
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Very good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 4 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH6 5NP
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Very good
- Staff team: Very good
- Leadership: Very good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 3 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH7 5LJ
- Wellbeing: Adequate
- Care and support planning: Adequate
- Staff team: Adequate
- Leadership: Adequate
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 1 year ago
- Edinburgh, EH5 3RE
Alzheimer Scotland Edinburgh, Mid & East Lothian
Adult day care, Care at home
Run by Alzheimer Scotland - Action on Dementia
- Wellbeing: Excellent
- Care and support planning: Very good
- Staff team: Excellent
- Leadership: Very good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 3 years ago
Grades published August 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Edinburgh, EH12 8JY
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Very good
- Leadership: Very good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 1 year ago
- Edinburgh, EH5 1HX
- Wellbeing: Good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 3 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH17 8HG
- Wellbeing: Good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Very good
- Leadership: Very good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 3 years ago
Grades published May 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Edinburgh, EH6 4DD
- Wellbeing: Good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 5 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH14 1PN
- Wellbeing: Good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 4 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH11 1DQ
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Very good
- Leadership: Good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 3 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH3 8AF
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 3 months ago
- Edinburgh, EH11 3SX
- Wellbeing: Good
- Care and support planning: Excellent
- Staff team: Very good
- Leadership: Excellent
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 2 years ago
Grades published August 2024 (more than 2 years ago)
- Edinburgh, EH16 4BB
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Very good
- Staff team: Very good
- Leadership: Very good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 1 year ago
- Edinburgh, EH10 7DU
Other kinds of care in the City of Edinburgh
Services registered with Care Inspectorate here, by kind of care.
Home care in nearby areas
Councils close by. You can often look further afield for more choice.
Questions about care in the City of Edinburgh
How many home care services are there in the City of Edinburgh?
There are 172 home care services in the City of Edinburgh registered with the Care Inspectorate, the regulator of care services in Scotland.
How are home care services in the City of Edinburgh rated?
121 of the 144 with grades from the Care Inspectorate (84%) have Good, Very good or Excellent as their lowest grade across the key questions graded. 28 have no grades shown, usually because the Care Inspectorate has not graded them 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 home care service in the City of Edinburgh?
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 the City of Edinburgh?
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 home care
Home care (the Care Inspectorate calls it care at home) means carers who visit you at home to help with things like washing, dressing, meals and medicines. You stay in your own home.
Things to check
- Ask whether you will have the same carers each time, and what happens if one is off sick.
- Ask how visit times are agreed, and what happens if a carer is running late.
- Ask how long each visit lasts, and whether travel time is counted in it.
- Read the latest Care Inspectorate report, and ask how the provider checks that visits happen.
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.
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.