Care home · Forfar, Scotland

The Gables

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

The Gables is a care home in Forfar, Angus, run by Angus Council. It is registered for 8 people, with 8 single bedrooms.

Address
Beech Hill House, Lour Road, Forfar, DD8 2BA
Run by
Angus Council
Type of provider
Council-run
Type of care home
Learning Disabilities
Places
8 (8 single rooms)
Main area of care
Learning difficulties
Also cares for
Learning difficulties,
Council area
Angus
Registered
April 2002
Last inspection
13 August 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 1 September 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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The Gables compared with care homes in Angus

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 27 care homes in Angus, 2 have a higher lowest grade and 14 have the same. 59% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Angus average. Wellbeing 4 (area average 4.0); Care planning 4 (area average 4.1); Setting 4 (area average 4.0); Staff team 4 (area average 4.1); Leadership 4 (area average 4.2).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 3 months ago; the median for care homes in Angus is 7 months.
  • Size. Registered for 8 people. The median is 34 for care homes in Angus, and 0% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 15.2 staff reported for 8 places, or 1.90 per place. The median for care homes in Angus is 0.90. 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. 37% of the other care homes in Angus 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 in Angus is 16.2 years.
  • Same provider. Angus Council also runs 6 other regulated services in Scotland (2 care homes, 4 care at home) across 1 council area, including Kinloch Care Centre (Angus), Seaton Grove (Angus), Angus Health & Social Care Enablement & Response Team (Angus), Physical Disabilities Community Opportunities Team (Angus).
  • Health board. Angus sits in the NHS Tayside area.

Compared with the other 27 care homes on this site in Angus. 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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