Care home · Edinburgh, Scotland

Forthland Lodge Care Home

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

Forthland Lodge Care Home is a care home in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, run by Forthlands Care Limited. It is registered for 47 people, with 47 single bedrooms.

Address
Forthland Lodge Care Centre, 6 Alemoor Park, Edinburgh, EH7 6US
Run by
Forthlands Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
47 (47 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - frailty
Council area
City of Edinburgh
Registered
September 2021
Last inspection
10 June 2026

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

Grades published 7 July 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Forthland Lodge Care Home compared with care homes (older people) in City of Edinburgh

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 56 care homes (older people) in City of Edinburgh, 14 have a higher lowest grade and 30 have the same. 79% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the City of Edinburgh average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.6); Care planning 4 (area average 4.4); Setting 4 (area average 4.5); Staff team 4 (area average 4.5); Leadership 4 (area average 4.5).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 5 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in City of Edinburgh is 6 months.
  • Size. Registered for 47 people. The median is 50 for care homes (older people) in City of Edinburgh, and 46% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 38.5 staff reported for 47 places, or 0.82 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in City of Edinburgh is 0.84. 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. 18% of the other care homes (older people) in City of Edinburgh have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since September 2021 (5.2 years); the median for care homes (older people) in City of Edinburgh is 8.6 years.
  • Health board. City of Edinburgh sits in the NHS Lothian area.

Compared with the other 56 care homes (older people) on this site in City of Edinburgh. 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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