Care home · Inverness, Scotland
Ballifeary House
Care Inspectorate
Ballifeary House is a care home in Inverness, Highland, run by Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland. It is registered for 24 people, with 24 single bedrooms.
- Address
- 14 Ness Walk, Inverness, IV3 5SQ
- Run by
- Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
- Type of provider
- Charity or not-for-profit
- Type of care home
- Older People
- Places
- 24 (24 single rooms)
- Main area of care
- Older people - frailty
- Also cares for
- Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Palliative and end of life care,
- Council area
- Highland
- Registered
- April 2002
- Last inspection
- 16 April 2026
Care Inspectorate grades
| How well do we support people's wellbeing? | 4 · 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? | 4 · Good |
Grades published 19 May 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.
Read the inspection reports on the Care Inspectorate website →
Ballifeary House compared with care homes (older people) in Highland
- Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 48 care homes (older people) in Highland, 9 have a higher lowest grade and 31 have the same. 83% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
- Grade by theme against the Highland average. Wellbeing 4 (area average 4.5); Care planning 4 (area average 4.2); Setting 4 (area average 4.3); Staff team 4 (area average 4.4); Leadership 4 (area average 4.2).
- Last inspection. Inspected 7 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in Highland is 8 months.
- Size. Registered for 24 people. The median is 31 for care homes (older people) in Highland, and 33% are smaller.
- Staffing. 23.1 staff reported for 24 places, or 0.96 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in Highland is 0.88. 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. 25% of the other care homes (older people) in Highland have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
- Registered. On the regulator's register since April 2002 (24.7 years); the median for care homes (older people) in Highland is 14.7 years.
- Same provider. Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland also runs 1 other regulated service in Scotland (1 care home, 0 care at home) across 1 council area, including Leverburgh Care Home (Na h-Eileanan Siar).
- Health board. Highland sits in the NHS Highland area.
Compared with the other 48 care homes (older people) on this site in Highland. 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.
Paying for care in Scotland: full guide → · Care Inspectorate grades explained → · How long will savings last? →
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.