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Home care in South Ayrshire

There are 22 home care services in South Ayrshire registered with the Care Inspectorate, the regulator of care services in Scotland.

16 of the 19 with grades from the Care Inspectorate (84%) have Good, Very good or Excellent as their lowest grade across the key questions graded. 3 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 South Ayrshire are graded

The 19 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 South Ayrshire

Showing 1 to 20 of 22 services.

  • Ayr Care Ltd t/a Home Instead Ayrshire & Kilmarnock

    Care at home

    Run by Ayr Care Ltd t/a Home Instead Senior 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 1 year ago

    • Ayr, KA7 1EN

  • Ballantrae Rural Initiative Care in the Community Ltd

    Care at home

    Run by Ballantrae Rural Initiative Care in the Community Ltd

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

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

    • Girvan, KA26 0NB

  • Balmoral Children's Services

    Care at home

    Run by Balmoral Homecare Ltd

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

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

    • Prestwick, KA9 2TA

  • Balmoral Homecare - Ayr

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Balmoral Homecare Ltd

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

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

    • Prestwick, KA9 2TA

  • Blackwood Care - St. Leonard's Court

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Blackwood Homes and Care

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

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

    • Ayr, KA7 2PN

  • Bluebird Care Ayrshire

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by CAYR Limited

    • 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

    • PRESTWICK, KA9 2TA

  • Cairllum Care Ltd

    Care at home

    Run by Cairllum Care Ltd

    • 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 2 months ago

    • St Quivox, KA6 5HQ

  • CERA - Ayrshire

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by CERA Care Operations (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 2 months ago

    • Prestwick, KA9 2TA

  • Constance Care Ayrshire

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Constance Care 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 1 month ago

    • Ayr, KA7 1DA

  • Crossroads (South Ayrshire) Care Attendant Scheme

    Care at home

    Run by Crossroads (South Ayrshire) Care Attendant Scheme

    • 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

    • Prestwick, KA9 2HQ

  • D.I.A.L. Network

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Ardgowan Properties Ltd

    • 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 2 months ago

    • Ayr, KA7 1DU

  • Hansel Supported Living Services

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Hansel Alliance

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

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

    • Kilmarnock, KA1 5PU

  • Homelife Ayr

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Quarriers

    • 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

    • AYR, KA8 8HH

  • Homelife Girvan

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by Quarriers

    • 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

    • Girvan, KA26 9BS

  • Pan Ayrshire Support at Home Service

    Care at home

    Run by The British Red Cross Society, a body incorporated by Royal Charter, known as British Red Cross

    No grades shown
    • Prestwick, KA9 2TA

  • South Ayrshire Care at Home

    Care at home, Housing support

    Run by South Ayrshire Council

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

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

    • AYR, KA8 0QR

  • South Ayrshire Integrated Reablement Service

    Care at home

    Run by South Ayrshire Council

    • 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

    • Ayr, KA7 1DR

  • The Ayrshire Hospice Respite and Response

    Care at home

    Run by The Ayrshire Hospice

    • 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 9 months ago

    • Ayr, KA7 2TG

Other kinds of care in South Ayrshire

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 South Ayrshire

How many home care services are there in South Ayrshire?

There are 22 home care services in South Ayrshire registered with the Care Inspectorate, the regulator of care services in Scotland.

How are home care services in South Ayrshire rated?

16 of the 19 with grades from the Care Inspectorate (84%) have Good, Very good or Excellent as their lowest grade across the key questions graded. 3 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 South Ayrshire?

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 South Ayrshire?

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.

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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