Care home · Inverness, Scotland

Kinmylies Lodge

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

Kinmylies Lodge is a care home in Inverness, Highland, run by Kinmylies Care Limited. It is registered for 18 people, with 18 single bedrooms.

Address
Kinmylies Lodge Nursing Home, 1 Kinmylies Way, Inverness, IV3 8TP
Run by
Kinmylies Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Mental Health Problems
Places
18 (18 single rooms)
Main area of care
Mental health problems (other than dementia)
Also cares for
Mental health problems (other than dementia),
Council area
Highland
Registered
September 2021
Last inspection
27 May 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?5 · Very good
How good is our staff team?4 · Good
How good is our leadership?5 · Very good

Grades published 29 June 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Kinmylies Lodge compared with care homes in Highland

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 62 care homes in Highland, 10 have a higher lowest grade and 41 have the same. 82% 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 4.4); Care planning 4 (area average 4.2); Setting 5 (area average 4.2); Staff team 4 (area average 4.4); Leadership 5 (area average 4.1).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 6 months ago; the median for care homes in Highland is 7 months.
  • Size. Registered for 18 people. The median is 26 for care homes in Highland, and 24% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 18.7 staff reported for 18 places, or 1.04 per place. The median for care homes in Highland is 0.93. 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. 24% of the other care homes in Highland 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 in Highland is 14.9 years.
  • Health board. Highland sits in the NHS Highland area.

Compared with the other 62 care homes 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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