Care home · Kirkwall, Scotland

Kirkjuvagr House

Adequate or better in every area graded (3/6) Care Inspectorate

Kirkjuvagr House is a care home in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, run by Orkney Islands Council. It is registered for 44 people, with 44 single bedrooms.

Address
Kirkjuvagr, Soulisquoy Loan, Kirkwall, KW151BY
Run by
Orkney Islands Council
Type of provider
Council-run
Type of care home
Older People
Places
44 (44 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - dementia
Also cares for
Hearing impairment, Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Physical disability or illness, Visual impairment
Council area
Orkney Islands
Registered
April 2002
Last inspection
15 July 2025

Care Inspectorate grades

How well do we support people's wellbeing?3 · Adequate
How well is care and support planned?3 · Adequate
How good is our setting?3 · Adequate
How good is our staff team?3 · Adequate
How good is our leadership?4 · Good

Grades published 21 August 2025. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Kirkjuvagr House compared with care homes in Orkney Islands

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 3 (adequate). Of the other 4 care homes in Orkney Islands, 4 have a higher lowest grade and 0 have the same. 100% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Orkney Islands average. Wellbeing 3 (area average 4.3); Care planning 3 (area average 4.3); Setting 3 (area average 4.8); Staff team 3 (area average 4.3); Leadership 4 (area average 4.3).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 16 months ago; the median for care homes in Orkney Islands is 14 months.
  • Size. Registered for 44 people. The median is 18 for care homes in Orkney Islands, and 100% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 17.9 staff reported for 44 places, or 0.41 per place. The median for care homes in Orkney Islands is 0.86. 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. 0% of the other care homes in Orkney Islands 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 Orkney Islands is 24.7 years.
  • Same provider. Orkney Islands Council also runs 10 other regulated services in Scotland (3 care homes, 7 care at home) across 1 council area, including Hamnavoe House (Orkney Islands), Short Breaks, 32/34 Pickaquoy Loan (Orkney Islands), Smiddybrae House (Orkney Islands), Care at Home Services (Orkney Islands).
  • Health board. Orkney Islands sits in the NHS Orkney area.

Compared with the other 4 care homes on this site in Orkney Islands. 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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