Care home · Glasgow, Scotland

Westlea Care Home

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

Westlea Care Home is a care home in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire, run by Third Life Care Limited. It is registered for 56 people, with 51 single bedrooms.

Address
Donnies Brae, Barrhead, Glasgow, G78 3PT
Run by
Third Life Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
56 (51 single rooms, 5 beds in shared rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - dementia
Also cares for
Acquired brain injury, Hearing impairment, Korsakoffs syndrome, Mental health problems (other than dementia), Neurological condition (other than dementia), Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Palliative and end of life care, Physical disability or illness, Visual impairment
Council area
East Renfrewshire
Registered
April 2002
Last inspection
26 November 2025

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?5 · Very good
How good is our staff team?4 · Good
How good is our leadership?4 · Good

Grades published 16 December 2025. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Westlea Care Home compared with care homes (older people) in East Renfrewshire

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 13 care homes (older people) in East Renfrewshire, 2 have a higher lowest grade and 9 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 East Renfrewshire average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.5); Care planning 4 (area average 4.2); Setting 5 (area average 4.7); Staff team 4 (area average 4.5); Leadership 4 (area average 4.2).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 12 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in East Renfrewshire is 5 months.
  • Size. Registered for 56 people. The median is 50 for care homes (older people) in East Renfrewshire, and 69% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 46.6 staff reported for 56 places, or 0.83 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in East Renfrewshire is 0.86. 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. 15% of the other care homes (older people) in East Renfrewshire 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 East Renfrewshire is 8.9 years.
  • Same provider. Third Life Care Limited also runs 2 other regulated services in Scotland (2 care homes, 0 care at home) across 2 council areas, including Northwood House Care Home (Argyll & Bute), Rosehall Manor (North Lanarkshire).
  • Health board. East Renfrewshire sits in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.

Compared with the other 13 care homes (older people) on this site in East Renfrewshire. 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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