Care home · Kilbirnie, Scotland

Anam Cara

Very good or better in every area graded (5/6) Care Inspectorate

Anam Cara is a care home in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, run by North Ayrshire Council. It is registered for 14 people, with 14 single bedrooms.

Address
Anam Cara, 21 Montgomery Court, Kilbirnie, KA25 7JE
Run by
North Ayrshire Council
Type of provider
Council-run
Type of care home
Respite Care and Short Breaks
Places
14 (14 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - dementia
Also cares for
Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Physical disability or illness, Visual impairment
Council area
North Ayrshire
Registered
April 2009
Last inspection
9 January 2026

Care Inspectorate grades

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

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

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Anam Cara compared with care homes in North Ayrshire

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 5 (very good). Of the other 24 care homes in North Ayrshire, 0 have a higher lowest grade and 2 have the same. 67% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the North Ayrshire average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.2); Care planning 5 (area average 4.1); Setting 5 (area average 4.0); Staff team 5 (area average 4.3); Leadership 5 (area average 4.2).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 10 months ago; the median for care homes in North Ayrshire is 5 months.
  • Size. Registered for 14 people. The median is 39 for care homes in North Ayrshire, and 13% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 20.6 staff reported for 14 places, or 1.47 per place. The median for care homes in North Ayrshire is 0.96. 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. 33% of the other care homes in North Ayrshire have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since April 2009 (17.6 years); the median for care homes in North Ayrshire is 13.2 years.
  • Same provider. North Ayrshire Council also runs 9 other regulated services in Scotland (2 care homes, 7 care at home) across 1 council area, including Montrose House (North Ayrshire), Trindlemoss House (North Ayrshire), Gowanlea Day Service (North Ayrshire), Burns Day Service (North Ayrshire).
  • Health board. North Ayrshire sits in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area.

Compared with the other 24 care homes on this site in North Ayrshire. 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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