Care home · Invergordon, Scotland
Kintyre House (Care Home)
Care Inspectorate
Kintyre House (Care Home) is a care home in Invergordon, Highland, run by Gate Healthcare Limited. It is registered for 40 people, with 40 single bedrooms.
- Address
- Saltburn, Invergordon, IV18 0JX
- Run by
- Gate Healthcare Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private)
- Type of care home
- Older People
- Places
- 40 (40 single rooms)
- Main area of care
- Older people - frailty
- Also cares for
- Acquired brain injury, Hearing impairment, Learning difficulties, Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Palliative and end of life care, Physical disability or illness, Visual impairment
- Council area
- Highland
- Registered
- April 2002
- Last inspection
- 31 July 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? | 5 · Very good |
Grades published 20 August 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.
Read the inspection reports on the Care Inspectorate website →
Kintyre House (Care Home) compared with care homes (older people) in Highland
- Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 48 care homes (older people) in Highland, 9 have a higher lowest grade and 31 have the same. 83% 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 4 (area average 4.3); Staff team 4 (area average 4.4); Leadership 5 (area average 4.2).
- Last inspection. Inspected 4 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in Highland is 8 months.
- Size. Registered for 40 people. The median is 30 for care homes (older people) in Highland, and 65% are smaller.
- Staffing. 29.3 staff reported for 40 places, or 0.73 per place. The median for care homes (older people) 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. 25% of the other care homes (older people) in Highland 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 (older people) in Highland is 14.7 years.
- Same provider. Gate Healthcare Limited also runs 2 other regulated services in Scotland (2 care homes, 0 care at home) across 2 council areas, including Howard House Nursing & Residential Home (East Ayrshire), Westwood House Nursing Home (South Lanarkshire).
- Health board. Highland sits in the NHS Highland area.
Compared with the other 48 care homes (older people) 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.