Care home · Muir of Ord, Scotland

Fairburn House

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

Fairburn House is a care home in Muir of Ord, Highland, run by Fairburn House Ltd. It is registered for 40 people, with 30 single bedrooms.

Address
Urray, Muir of Ord, IV6 7UT
Run by
Fairburn House Ltd
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Learning Disabilities
Places
40 (30 single rooms, 10 beds in shared rooms)
Main area of care
Learning difficulties
Council area
Highland
Registered
April 2002
Last inspection
21 May 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 setting?4 · Good
How good is our staff team?5 · Very good
How good is our leadership?4 · Good

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

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Fairburn House compared with care homes (learning disabilities) in Highland

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 6 care homes (learning disabilities) in Highland, 0 have a higher lowest grade and 4 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 Highland average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.3); Care planning 5 (area average 4.2); Setting 4 (area average 3.8); Staff team 5 (area average 4.0); Leadership 4 (area average 3.5).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 6 months ago; the median for care homes (learning disabilities) in Highland is 6 months.
  • Size. Registered for 40 people. The median is 9 for care homes (learning disabilities) in Highland, and 100% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 55.2 staff reported for 40 places, or 1.38 per place. The median for care homes (learning disabilities) in Highland is 0.82. 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. 33% of the other care homes (learning disabilities) 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 (learning disabilities) in Highland is 23.0 years.
  • Health board. Highland sits in the NHS Highland area.

Compared with the other 6 care homes (learning disabilities) 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.

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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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