Care home · Kincardine, Scotland

Forth Bay

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

Forth Bay is a care home in Kincardine, Fife, run by ARIA HEALTHCARE GROUP LTD. It is registered for 58 people, with 58 single bedrooms.

Address
Walker Street, Kincardine, FK10 4NT
Run by
ARIA HEALTHCARE GROUP LTD
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
58 (58 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - frailty
Council area
Fife
Registered
August 2013
Last inspection
25 August 2026

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

Grades published 28 September 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Forth Bay compared with care homes (older people) in Fife

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 69 care homes (older people) in Fife, 4 have a higher lowest grade and 40 have the same. 64% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Fife average. Wellbeing 4 (area average 4.1); Care planning 4 (area average 4.0); Setting 4 (area average 4.1); Staff team 4 (area average 4.2); Leadership 5 (area average 4.2).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 3 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in Fife is 8 months.
  • Size. Registered for 58 people. The median is 40 for care homes (older people) in Fife, and 75% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 53.1 staff reported for 58 places, or 0.92 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in Fife 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. 38% of the other care homes (older people) in Fife have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since August 2013 (13.3 years); the median for care homes (older people) in Fife is 13.3 years.
  • Same provider. ARIA HEALTHCARE GROUP LTD also runs 5 other regulated services in Scotland (5 care homes, 0 care at home) across 2 council areas, including Scoonie House (Fife), Strathview Care Home (Fife), Beechwood Park (Clackmannanshire), Hillview Court (Clackmannanshire).
  • Health board. Fife sits in the NHS Fife area.

Compared with the other 69 care homes (older people) on this site in Fife. 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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