Care home · Stirling, Scotland

Northcare Residences

Very good or better in every area graded (5/6) Care Inspectorate

Northcare Residences is a care home in Stirling, run by Northcare (Scotland) Ltd. It is registered for 65 people, with 65 single bedrooms.

Address
20 Lower Bridge Street, Stirling, FK8 1AA
Run by
Northcare (Scotland) Ltd
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
65 (65 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - frailty
Also cares for
Hearing impairment, Korsakoffs syndrome, Learning difficulties, Mental health problems (other than dementia), Neurological condition (other than dementia), Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Palliative and end of life care, Visual impairment
Council area
Stirling
Registered
July 2023
Last inspection
21 May 2026

Care Inspectorate grades

How well do we support people's wellbeing?6 · Excellent
How well is care and support planned?5 · Very good
How good is our setting?6 · Excellent
How good is our staff team?5 · Very good
How good is our leadership?5 · Very good

Grades published 18 June 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Northcare Residences compared with care homes (older people) in Stirling

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 5 (very good). Of the other 11 care homes (older people) in Stirling, 0 have a higher lowest grade and 0 have the same. 91% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Stirling average. Wellbeing 6 (area average 4.6); Care planning 5 (area average 4.0); Setting 6 (area average 4.1); Staff team 5 (area average 4.5); Leadership 5 (area average 4.3).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 6 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in Stirling is 6 months.
  • Size. Registered for 65 people. The median is 52 for care homes (older people) in Stirling, and 82% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 30.5 staff reported for 65 places, or 0.47 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in Stirling is 0.73. 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. 27% of the other care homes (older people) in Stirling have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since July 2023 (3.3 years); the median for care homes (older people) in Stirling is 15.1 years.
  • Same provider. Northcare (Scotland) Ltd also runs 9 other regulated services in Scotland (9 care homes, 0 care at home) across 4 council areas, including Northcare Suites (City of Edinburgh), Winton Suites (City of Edinburgh), Clarkston House (East Renfrewshire), Northcare Residences - Glasgow (East Renfrewshire).
  • Health board. Stirling sits in the NHS Forth Valley area.

Compared with the other 11 care homes (older people) on this site in Stirling. 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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