Care home · Kirknewton, Scotland

2 The Steading

Good or better in every area graded (4/6) Care Inspectorate

2 The Steading is a care home in Kirknewton, West Lothian, run by Real Life Options. It is registered for 8 people, with 8 single bedrooms.

Address
2 The Steading, Humbie Farm, Kirknewton, EH27 8DS
Run by
Real Life Options
Type of provider
Charity or not-for-profit
Type of care home
Learning Disabilities
Places
8 (8 single rooms)
Main area of care
Learning difficulties
Also cares for
Autism spectrum disorders, Learning difficulties, Visual impairment
Council area
West Lothian
Registered
December 2011
Last inspection
7 July 2026

Care Inspectorate grades

How well do we support people's wellbeing?5 · Very good
How well is care and support planned?4 · Good
How good is our setting?4 · Good
How good is our staff team?4 · Good
How good is our leadership?5 · Very good

Grades published 10 July 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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2 The Steading compared with care homes (learning disabilities) in West Lothian

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 11 care homes (learning disabilities) in West Lothian, 0 have a higher lowest grade and 11 have the same. 100% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the West Lothian average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.8); Care planning 4 (area average 4.4); Setting 4 (area average 4.3); Staff team 4 (area average 4.6); Leadership 5 (area average 4.5).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 4 months ago; the median for care homes (learning disabilities) in West Lothian is 9 months.
  • Size. Registered for 8 people. The median is 5 for care homes (learning disabilities) in West Lothian, and 91% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 18.2 staff reported for 8 places, or 2.28 per place. The median for care homes (learning disabilities) in West Lothian is 1.73. Reported staff numbers are a rough guide, not a safe-staffing measure, so ask the service how it staffs each shift.
  • Complaints and enforcement. The Care Inspectorate datastore records no upheld complaints and no enforcement notices for this service in 2025-26 and 2026-27 to date. 0% of the other care homes (learning disabilities) in West Lothian have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since December 2011 (14.9 years); the median for care homes (learning disabilities) in West Lothian is 24.7 years.
  • Same provider. Real Life Options also runs 19 other regulated services in Scotland (1 care home, 18 care at home) across 9 council areas, including Real Life Options West Lothian Care at Home (West Lothian), Real Life Options Bathgate Gideon Street (West Lothian), Longcroft (Falkirk), Real Life Options Fraserburgh (Aberdeenshire).
  • Health board. West Lothian sits in the NHS Lothian area.

Compared with the other 11 care homes (learning disabilities) on this site in West Lothian. Source: Care Inspectorate datastore. Grades describe the last inspection, not the service today.

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Paying for care in Scotland (2026/27)

  • Free personal care for adults assessed as needing it, at any age: in a care home the council pays £260.30 a week towards personal care, plus £117.10 a week for nursing care if needed.
  • Care home fees are means-tested: savings above £36,750 mean you pay the rest of the fee yourself; below £22,750 savings are ignored, and £1 a week is counted for every £250 in between.
  • Personal care at home (help with washing, dressing, eating) is free once the council assesses the need; other help at home may be charged.

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Service details and grades from the Care Inspectorate datastore, checked November 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is an independent directory and does not provide care.

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