Care home · Kilmarnock, Scotland

The Beeches

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

The Beeches is a care home in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, run by Thorntoun Limited. It is registered for 10 people, with 10 single bedrooms.

Address
14 Paddock View, Thorntoun Estate, Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, KA2 0BH
Run by
Thorntoun Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Learning Disabilities
Places
10 (10 single rooms)
Main area of care
Physical disability or illness
Also cares for
Physical disability or illness,
Council area
East Ayrshire
Registered
June 2005
Last inspection
12 March 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 23 March 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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The Beeches compared with care homes in East Ayrshire

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 22 care homes in East Ayrshire, 3 have a higher lowest grade and 13 have the same. 73% 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 Ayrshire average. Wellbeing 4 (area average 4.2); Care planning 4 (area average 4.2); Setting 4 (area average 4.1); Staff team 4 (area average 4.3); Leadership 4 (area average 4.2).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 8 months ago; the median for care homes in East Ayrshire is 6 months.
  • Size. Registered for 10 people. The median is 42 for care homes in East Ayrshire, and 5% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 11.5 staff reported for 10 places, or 1.15 per place. The median for care homes in East Ayrshire is 0.92. 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. 36% of the other care homes in East Ayrshire have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since June 2005 (21.4 years); the median for care homes in East Ayrshire is 15.4 years.
  • Same provider. Thorntoun Limited also runs 3 other regulated services in Scotland (2 care homes, 1 care at home) across 1 council area, including The Elms - Crosshouse (East Ayrshire), Thorntoun Estate Nursing Home (East Ayrshire), Thorntoun Supported Living Services (East Ayrshire).
  • Health board. East Ayrshire sits in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area.

Compared with the other 22 care homes on this site in East Ayrshire. 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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