Care home · Dornoch, Scotland

The Meadows Care Home

Adequate or better in every area graded (3/6) Care Inspectorate

The Meadows Care Home is a care home in Dornoch, Highland, run by Sanctuary Care Limited. It is registered for 40 people, with 40 single bedrooms.

Address
The Meadows Care Home, The Meadows, Dornoch, IV25 3SF
Run by
Sanctuary Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
40 (40 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - dementia
Also cares for
Acquired brain injury, Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Physical disability or illness,
Council area
Highland
Registered
August 2025
Last inspection
25 August 2026
Complaints upheld (since April 2025)
1

Care Inspectorate grades

How well do we support people's wellbeing?3 · Adequate
How well is care and support planned?3 · Adequate
How good is our setting?3 · Adequate
How good is our staff team?3 · Adequate
How good is our leadership?3 · Adequate

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

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The Meadows Care Home compared with care homes (older people) in Highland

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 3 (adequate). Of the other 48 care homes (older people) in Highland, 41 have a higher lowest grade and 5 have the same. 85% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Highland average. Wellbeing 3 (area average 4.5); Care planning 3 (area average 4.3); Setting 3 (area average 4.3); Staff team 3 (area average 4.4); Leadership 3 (area average 4.2).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 3 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in Highland is 8 months.
  • Size. Registered for 40 people. The median is 30 for care homes (older people) in Highland, and 65% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 2.7 staff reported for 40 places, or 0.07 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in Highland is 0.93. 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 1 upheld complaint and no enforcement notices for this service in 2025-26 and 2026-27 to date. 23% of the other care homes (older people) in Highland have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since August 2025 (15 months); the median for care homes (older people) in Highland is 14.7 years.
  • Same provider. Sanctuary Care Limited also runs 13 other regulated services in Scotland (12 care homes, 1 care at home) across 10 council areas, including Mull Hall Care Home (Highland), Birch House Care Home (Aberdeen City), Park Lodge Care Home (Aberdeenshire), Pitcairn Lodge Nursing Home (Aberdeenshire).
  • Health board. Highland sits in the NHS Highland area.

Compared with the other 48 care homes (older people) on this site in Highland. 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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