- Wellbeing: Good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Very good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 7 months ago
- Orkney, KW17 2RR
Scotland
Home care in the Orkney Islands
There are 11 home care services in the Orkney Islands registered with the Care Inspectorate, the regulator of care services in Scotland.
7 of the 11 with grades from the Care Inspectorate (64%) have Good, Very good or Excellent as their lowest grade across the key questions graded. 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 Orkney Islands are graded
The 11 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: Excellent0 services (0%)
- Lowest grade: Very good2 services (18%)Show them: lowest grade Very good
- Lowest grade: Good5 services (45%)Show them: lowest grade Good
- Lowest grade: Adequate4 services (36%)Show them: lowest grade Adequate
- Lowest grade: Weak0 services (0%)
- Lowest grade: Unsatisfactory0 services (0%)
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 Orkney Islands
Showing 1 to 11 of 11 services.
- Wellbeing: Good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Adequate
- Leadership: Good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 8 months ago
- Kirkwall, KW15 1NY
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 10 months ago
- Kirkwall, KW15 1GU
Disability Resources Support Accommodation Services
Care at home, Housing support
Run by Orkney Islands Council
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Adequate
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 11 months ago
- Kirkwall, KW15 1FJ
- 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 1 year ago
- Kirkwall, KW15 1DN
Kalisgarth and Very Sheltered Housing Care at Home
Care at home, Housing support
Run by Orkney Islands Council
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Adequate
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Adequate
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 7 months ago
- Orkney, KW17 2DG
Learning Disabilities Service - Supported Living Network
Care at home, Housing support
Run by Orkney Islands Council
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 6 months ago
- Kirkwall, KW15 1RP
- Wellbeing: Adequate
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 7 months ago
- Kirkwall, KW15 1NW
- Wellbeing: Very good
- Care and support planning: Very good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 1 year ago
- Kirkwall, KW15 1XQ
- 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
- Kirkwall, KW15 1HS
- Wellbeing: Good
- Care and support planning: Good
- Staff team: Good
- Leadership: Very good
Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 2 years ago
Grades published August 2024 (more than 2 years ago)
- Kirkwall, KW15 1BF
Other kinds of care in the Orkney Islands
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 Orkney Islands
How many home care services are there in the Orkney Islands?
There are 11 home care services in the Orkney Islands registered with the Care Inspectorate, the regulator of care services in Scotland.
How are home care services in the Orkney Islands rated?
7 of the 11 with grades from the Care Inspectorate (64%) have Good, Very good or Excellent as their lowest grade across the key questions graded. 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 Orkney Islands?
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 Orkney Islands?
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.