Care home · Montrose, Scotland

Dorward House

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

Dorward House is a care home in Montrose, Angus, run by Dorward House, Montrose. It is registered for 40 people, with 40 single bedrooms.

Address
24 Dorward Road, Montrose, DD10 8SB
Run by
Dorward House, Montrose
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
40 (40 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - frailty
Also cares for
Hearing impairment, Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Palliative and end of life care, Physical disability or illness, Visual impairment
Council area
Angus
Registered
October 2018
Last inspection
16 October 2025

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?5 · Very good
How good is our staff team?5 · Very good
How good is our leadership?4 · Good

Grades published 28 October 2025. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Dorward House compared with care homes (older people) in Angus

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 25 care homes (older people) in Angus, 2 have a higher lowest grade and 12 have the same. 56% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Angus average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 3.9); Care planning 4 (area average 4.1); Setting 5 (area average 4.0); Staff team 5 (area average 4.1); Leadership 4 (area average 4.2).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 13 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in Angus is 7 months.
  • Size. Registered for 40 people. The median is 34 for care homes (older people) in Angus, and 56% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 35.8 staff reported for 40 places, or 0.89 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in Angus is 0.90. 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. 40% of the other care homes (older people) in Angus have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since October 2018 (8.2 years); the median for care homes (older people) in Angus is 16.2 years.
  • Health board. Angus sits in the NHS Tayside area.

Compared with the other 25 care homes (older people) on this site in Angus. 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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