Care home · Livingston, Scotland

Limecroft

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

Limecroft is a care home in Livingston, West Lothian, run by West Lothian Council. It is registered for 38 people, with 38 single bedrooms.

Address
Templar Rise, Dedridge West, Livingston, EH54 6PJ
Run by
West Lothian Council
Type of provider
Council-run
Type of care home
Older People
Places
38 (38 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - frailty
Also cares for
Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Palliative and end of life care,
Council area
West Lothian
Registered
April 2002
Last inspection
27 August 2025

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

Grades published 17 September 2025. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Limecroft compared with care homes (older people) in West Lothian

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 17 care homes (older people) in West Lothian, 2 have a higher lowest grade and 14 have the same. 94% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the West Lothian average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.9); Care planning 4 (area average 4.3); Setting 4 (area average 4.4); Staff team 5 (area average 4.7); Leadership 4 (area average 4.6).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 15 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in West Lothian is 7 months.
  • Size. Registered for 38 people. The median is 60 for care homes (older people) in West Lothian, and 12% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 41.0 staff reported for 38 places, or 1.08 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in West Lothian is 0.94. 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 (older people) in West Lothian 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 West Lothian is 15.1 years.
  • Same provider. West Lothian Council also runs 7 other regulated services in Scotland (3 care homes, 4 care at home) across 1 council area, including Whitdale House (West Lothian), Burngrange Care Home (West Lothian), Deans House (West Lothian), West Lothian Council Housing with Care - (Holmes Gardens, Cunnigar House and Brucefield House)) (West Lothian).
  • Health board. West Lothian sits in the NHS Lothian area.

Compared with the other 17 care homes (older people) on this site in West 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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