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Home care in Scottish Borders

There are 32 home care services in Scottish Borders registered with the Care Inspectorate, the regulator of care services in Scotland.

25 of the 28 with grades from the Care Inspectorate (89%) have Good, Very good or Excellent as their lowest grade across the key questions graded. 4 have no grades shown, usually because the Care Inspectorate has not graded them yet. Care Inspectorate data as at 31 August 2026.

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How home care in Scottish Borders are graded

The 28 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.

Home care in Scottish Borders

Showing 21 to 32 of 32 services.

  • Katharine Elliot Day Service (LD)

    Adult day care, Care at home

    Run by Scottish Borders Council

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

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

    Grades published November 2023 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Hawick, TD9 7JT
  • Lanark Lodge Day Centre

    Adult day care, Care at home

    Run by Scottish Borders Council

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

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

    Grades published May 2024 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Duns, TD11 3EX
  • Nightingales Home Help Services Ltd

    Care at home

    Run by Nightingales Home Help Services Ltd

    • 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

    • Kelso, TD5 7HD
  • Poynder Apartments

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Eildon Housing Association Ltd

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

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 11 months ago

    • Kelso, TD5 7FN
  • Real Life Options Hawick

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Real Life Options

    • Wellbeing: Excellent
    • 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

    • Hawick, TD9 0AS
  • SRS Care Solutions (Scotland) Ltd

    Care at home

    Run by SRS Care Solutions (Scotland) Ltd

    • 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 1 year ago

    • Hawick, TD9 9RE
  • Streets Ahead (East) - Care at Home/Housing Support

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Streets Ahead (Borders)

    • 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 3 months ago

    • Duns, TD11 3AF
  • Streets Ahead (West) - Care at Home/Housing Support

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Streets Ahead (Borders)

    • 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

    • Hawick, TD9 9RE
  • The Richmond Fellowship Scotland - Borders Intensive Support Service

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by The Richmond Fellowship Scotland Limited

    • 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

    • Galashiels, TD1 1HR
  • The Richmond Fellowship Scotland - Scottish Borders

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by The Richmond Fellowship Scotland Limited

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

    Care Inspectorate grades, one for each key question; latest report published 11 months ago

    • Hawick, TD9 7EJ
  • Todlaw - Care at Home

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Community Integrated Care

    • 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 7 months ago

    • Duns, TD11 3GA

Other kinds of care in Scottish Borders

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.

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.

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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