Care home · West Linton, Scotland

Garvald West Linton

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

Garvald West Linton is a care home in West Linton, Scottish Borders, run by Garvald West Linton Ltd. It is registered for 35 people, with 35 single bedrooms.

Address
Garvald House, Dolphinton, West Linton, EH46 7HJ
Run by
Garvald West Linton Ltd
Type of provider
Charity or not-for-profit
Type of care home
Learning Disabilities
Places
35 (35 single rooms)
Main area of care
Learning difficulties
Also cares for
Autism spectrum disorders, Learning difficulties,
Council area
Scottish Borders
Registered
April 2002
Last inspection
19 February 2026

Care Inspectorate grades

How well do we support people's wellbeing?4 · Good
How well is care and support planned?5 · Very good
How good is our setting?5 · Very good
How good is our staff team?4 · Good
How good is our leadership?4 · Good

Grades published 23 March 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Garvald West Linton compared with care homes in Scottish Borders

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 23 care homes in Scottish Borders, 0 have a higher lowest grade and 20 have the same. 87% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Scottish Borders average. Wellbeing 4 (area average 4.1); Care planning 5 (area average 4.0); Setting 5 (area average 4.1); Staff team 4 (area average 4.2); Leadership 4 (area average 3.9).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 9 months ago; the median for care homes in Scottish Borders is 10 months.
  • Size. Registered for 35 people. The median is 30 for care homes in Scottish Borders, and 65% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 89.2 staff reported for 35 places, or 2.55 per place. The median for care homes in Scottish Borders is 0.88. 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. 26% of the other care homes in Scottish Borders 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 in Scottish Borders is 17.8 years.
  • Same provider. Garvald West Linton Ltd also runs 1 other regulated service in Scotland (0 care homes, 1 care at home) across 1 council area, including The Lodge Supported Living Service (Scottish Borders).
  • Health board. Scottish Borders sits in the NHS Borders area.

Compared with the other 23 care homes on this site in Scottish Borders. 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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