Care home · Dalkeith, Scotland

Midlothian Life Care Facility

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

Midlothian Life Care Facility is a care home in Dalkeith, Midlothian, run by Midlothian Council. It is registered for 40 people, with 40 single bedrooms.

Address
9a Bonnyrigg Road, Eskbank, Dalkeith, EH22 3EY
Run by
Midlothian Council
Type of provider
Council-run
Type of care home
Older People
Places
40 (40 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - dementia
Also cares for
Alcohol related brain injury, Acquired brain injury, Hearing impairment, Korsakoffs syndrome, Mental health problems (other than dementia), Neurological condition (other than dementia), Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Physical disability or illness, Visual impairment
Council area
Midlothian
Registered
April 2002
Last inspection
6 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?5 · Very good
How good is our leadership?5 · Very good

Grades published 9 July 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Midlothian Life Care Facility compared with care homes (older people) in Midlothian

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 9 care homes (older people) in Midlothian, 0 have a higher lowest grade and 5 have the same. 56% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Midlothian average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.1); Care planning 4 (area average 4.4); Setting 4 (area average 3.8); Staff team 5 (area average 4.4); Leadership 5 (area average 4.4).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 4 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in Midlothian is 10 months.
  • Size. Registered for 40 people. The median is 60 for care homes (older people) in Midlothian, and 33% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 66.4 staff reported for 40 places, or 1.66 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in Midlothian is 0.91. 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. 33% of the other care homes (older people) in Midlothian 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 Midlothian is 18.5 years.
  • Same provider. Midlothian Council also runs 4 other regulated services in Scotland (1 care home, 3 care at home) across 1 council area, including Newbyres Village (Midlothian), Cherry Road Resource Centre (Midlothian), Midlothian Council - Domiciliary Care - Care at Home (Midlothian), Cowan Court Extra Care Housing (Midlothian).
  • Health board. Midlothian sits in the NHS Lothian area.

Compared with the other 9 care homes (older people) on this site in Midlothian. 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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