Care at home service · Dumbarton, Scotland

Carman Care

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

Carman Care is a care at home service in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, run by Carman Care.

Address
170 Main Street, Renton, Dumbarton, G82 4PE
Run by
Carman Care
Type of provider
Charity or not-for-profit
Council area
West Dunbartonshire
Registered
February 2015
Last inspection
30 April 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 staff team?5 · Very good
How good is our leadership?4 · Good

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

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Carman Care compared with care at home services in West Dunbartonshire

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 23 care at home services in West Dunbartonshire, 6 have a higher lowest grade and 7 have the same. 57% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 85% of all care at home services in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the West Dunbartonshire average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.6); Care planning 5 (area average 4.3); Staff team 5 (area average 4.3); Leadership 4 (area average 4.1).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 7 months ago; the median for care at home services in West Dunbartonshire is 6 months.
  • Size. Registered for 42 people. The median is 30 for care at home services in West Dunbartonshire, and 67% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 0.1 staff reported for 42 places, or 0.00 per place. The median for care at home services in West Dunbartonshire is 0.47. 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. 17% of the other care at home services in West Dunbartonshire have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since February 2015 (11.8 years); the median for care at home services in West Dunbartonshire is 6.0 years.
  • Health board. West Dunbartonshire sits in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.

Compared with the other 23 care at home services on this site in West Dunbartonshire. 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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