Care home · Dalkeith, Scotland

Dougall Court

Adequate or better in every area graded (3/6) Care Inspectorate

Dougall Court is a care home in Dalkeith, Midlothian, run by Thera (Scotland). It is registered for 5 people, with 5 single bedrooms.

Address
12 - 14 Dougall Court, Mayfield, Dalkeith, EH22 5PU
Run by
Thera (Scotland)
Type of provider
Charity or not-for-profit
Type of care home
Learning Disabilities
Places
5 (5 single rooms)
Main area of care
Learning difficulties
Also cares for
Learning difficulties,
Council area
Midlothian
Registered
December 2017
Last inspection
1 September 2025

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?3 · Adequate
How good is our staff team?4 · Good
How good is our leadership?4 · Good

Grades published 8 October 2025. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Dougall Court compared with care homes in Midlothian

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 3 (adequate). Of the other 11 care homes in Midlothian, 6 have a higher lowest grade and 4 have the same. 55% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Midlothian average. Wellbeing 4 (area average 4.3); Care planning 4 (area average 4.3); Setting 3 (area average 3.7); Staff team 4 (area average 4.5); Leadership 4 (area average 4.4).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 14 months ago; the median for care homes in Midlothian is 9 months.
  • Size. Registered for 5 people. The median is 54 for care homes in Midlothian, and 0% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 9.0 staff reported for 5 places, or 1.80 per place. The median for care homes in Midlothian is 0.94. 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. 27% of the other care homes in Midlothian have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since December 2017 (8.9 years); the median for care homes in Midlothian is 19.8 years.
  • Same provider. Thera (Scotland) also runs 2 other regulated services in Scotland (0 care homes, 2 care at home) across 1 council area, including Thera (Scotland) (City of Edinburgh), Thera (Scotland) - (Inverness and the Highlands) (City of Edinburgh).
  • Health board. Midlothian sits in the NHS Lothian area.

Compared with the other 11 care homes on this site in Midlothian. 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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