Care home · Musselburgh, Scotland

Linkfield Residential Ltd

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

Linkfield Residential Ltd is a care home in Musselburgh, East Lothian, run by Linkfield Residential Ltd. It is registered for 8 people, with 7 single bedrooms.

Address
19 Linkfield Road, Musselburgh, EH21 7LQ
Run by
Linkfield Residential Ltd
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Learning Disabilities
Places
8 (7 single rooms)
Main area of care
Visual impairment
Also cares for
Autism spectrum disorders, Hearing impairment, Learning difficulties, Visual impairment
Council area
East Lothian
Registered
August 2021
Last inspection
15 July 2026

Care Inspectorate grades

How well do we support people's wellbeing?4 · 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?4 · Good

Grades published 17 August 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Linkfield Residential Ltd compared with care homes in East Lothian

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 16 care homes in East Lothian, 2 have a higher lowest grade and 11 have the same. 81% 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 4 (area average 4.7); Care planning 4 (area average 4.1); Setting 4 (area average 4.5); Staff team 4 (area average 4.4); Leadership 4 (area average 4.4).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 4 months ago; the median for care homes in East Lothian is 6 months.
  • Size. Registered for 8 people. The median is 54 for care homes in East Lothian, and 0% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 8.3 staff reported for 8 places, or 1.03 per place. The median for care homes in East Lothian is 0.83. 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. 38% of the other care homes in East Lothian have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since August 2021 (5.3 years); the median for care homes in East Lothian is 15.1 years.
  • Health board. East Lothian sits in the NHS Lothian area.

Compared with the other 16 care homes 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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