Care home · Musselburgh, Scotland

Harbour House Care Home

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

Harbour House Care Home is a care home in Musselburgh, East Lothian, run by Musselburgh Care Home Ltd. It is registered for 43 people, with 43 single bedrooms.

Address
131 New Street, Musselburgh, EH21 6DH
Run by
Musselburgh Care Home Ltd
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
43 (43 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - dementia
Also cares for
Hearing impairment, Korsakoffs syndrome, Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Palliative and end of life care, Physical disability or illness, Visual impairment
Council area
East Lothian
Registered
November 2020
Last inspection
22 July 2026
Complaints upheld (since April 2025)
1

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

Grades published 9 September 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Harbour House Care Home compared with care homes (older people) in East Lothian

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 14 care homes (older people) in East Lothian, 1 has a higher lowest grade and 10 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 East Lothian average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.6); Care planning 4 (area average 4.1); Setting 5 (area average 4.4); Staff team 4 (area average 4.4); Leadership 4 (area average 4.4).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 4 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in East Lothian is 7 months.
  • Size. Registered for 43 people. The median is 60 for care homes (older people) in East Lothian, and 29% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 30.4 staff reported for 43 places, or 0.71 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in East Lothian 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 1 upheld complaint and no enforcement notices for this service in 2025-26 and 2026-27 to date. 36% of the other care homes (older people) in East Lothian have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since November 2020 (6.0 years); the median for care homes (older people) in East Lothian is 15.1 years.
  • Health board. East Lothian sits in the NHS Lothian area.

Compared with the other 14 care homes (older people) on this site in East Lothian. 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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