Care home · Ayr, Scotland

Dalmellington Care Centre

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

Dalmellington Care Centre is a care home in Ayr, East Ayrshire, run by Doon Care Ltd. It is registered for 61 people, with 61 single bedrooms.

Address
9 Waterside Street, Dalmellington, Ayr, KA6 7SW
Run by
Doon Care Ltd
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
61 (61 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - dementia
Also cares for
Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Palliative and end of life care, Physical disability or illness, Visual impairment
Council area
East Ayrshire
Registered
July 2004
Last inspection
19 May 2026

Care Inspectorate grades

How well do we support people's wellbeing?6 · Excellent
How well is care and support planned?5 · Very good
How good is our setting?5 · Very good
How good is our staff team?6 · Excellent
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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Dalmellington Care Centre compared with care homes (older people) in East Ayrshire

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 5 (very good). Of the other 18 care homes (older people) in East 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 East Ayrshire average. Wellbeing 6 (area average 4.1); Care planning 5 (area average 4.2); Setting 5 (area average 4.1); Staff team 6 (area average 4.1); Leadership 5 (area average 4.1).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 6 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in East Ayrshire is 5 months.
  • Size. Registered for 61 people. The median is 45 for care homes (older people) in East Ayrshire, and 78% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 41.0 staff reported for 61 places, or 0.67 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in East Ayrshire is 0.92. 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. 44% of the other care homes (older people) in East Ayrshire have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since July 2004 (22.4 years); the median for care homes (older people) in East Ayrshire is 9.7 years.
  • Health board. East Ayrshire sits in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area.

Compared with the other 18 care homes (older people) on this site in East 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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