Ability Centre Support Services
Day care in Livingston, registered for 15 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
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What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Very good |
| Care and support planning | Very good |
| Setting | Very good |
| Staff team | Very good |
| Leadership | Very good |
Details
- Type of care
- Day care
- Registered places
- 15
- Address
- Ability Centre Support Services, Livingston North Partnership Centre, Livingston, EH54 8PT
- Registered provider
- West Lothian Council
- Registered manager
- Jorden Smith
- Registered since
- 2002-04-01
- Local authority
- West Lothian
- Constituency
- Livingston
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 3 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 14.2
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 15 beds it is smaller than 18% of the 11 day care services in West Lothian.
Evidence and freshness
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- CareFacts record ID
sCS2003016358- Regulator location ID
CS2003016358- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2017-02-20
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Other than Care at home
The operator’s wider record
West Lothian Council runs 16 services in the UK with 267 beds. Across the estate:
- 2 excellent
- 11 good
- 3 need improvement
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Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07. Ratings and inspection dates are published by Care Inspectorate and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.
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