Care home · Kirkcaldy, Scotland

Methven House Care Home

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

Methven House Care Home is a care home in Kirkcaldy, Fife, run by Holmes Care Group Scotland Ltd. It is registered for 60 people, with 58 single bedrooms.

Address
14 Bennochy Road, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1YQ
Run by
Holmes Care Group Scotland Ltd
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
60 (58 single rooms, 2 beds in shared rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - dementia
Also cares for
Alcohol related brain injury, Acquired brain injury, Mental health problems (other than dementia), Neurological condition (other than dementia), Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Palliative and end of life care, Physical disability or illness,
Council area
Fife
Registered
May 2023
Last inspection
16 May 2025
Complaints upheld (since April 2025)
2

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 28 May 2025. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Methven House Care Home compared with care homes (older people) in Fife

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 69 care homes (older people) in Fife, 4 have a higher lowest grade and 40 have the same. 64% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Fife average. Wellbeing 4 (area average 4.1); Care planning 4 (area average 4.0); Setting 4 (area average 4.1); Staff team 4 (area average 4.2); Leadership 4 (area average 4.2).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 18 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in Fife is 8 months.
  • Size. Registered for 60 people. The median is 40 for care homes (older people) in Fife, and 77% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 45.1 staff reported for 60 places, or 0.75 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in Fife 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 2 upheld complaints and no enforcement notices for this service in 2025-26 and 2026-27 to date. 36% of the other care homes (older people) in Fife have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since May 2023 (3.5 years); the median for care homes (older people) in Fife is 13.3 years.
  • Same provider. Holmes Care Group Scotland Ltd also runs 20 other regulated services in Scotland (20 care homes, 0 care at home) across 9 council areas, including Roselea House (Fife), Fernlea Care Home (Fife), Preston Care Home (Fife), Camilla Care Home. (Fife).
  • Health board. Fife sits in the NHS Fife area.

Compared with the other 69 care homes (older people) on this site in Fife. 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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