Action for Children - Gilmerton Road Outreach Services
Home care in Edinburgh, registered for 50 people. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Very good |
| Care and support planning | Good |
| Setting | Very good |
| Staff team | Very good |
| Leadership | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Home care
- Registered places
- 50
- Address
- 408 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh, EH17 7JH
- Telephone
- 01316 721 702
- Registered provider
- Action for Children
- Registered manager
- Jack Billsdon
- Registered since
- 2008-11-14
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Constituency
- Edinburgh South
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 9 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 7.9
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 50 beds it is larger than 79% of the 63 home care agencies in City of Edinburgh.
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
sCS2007144549- Regulator location ID
CS2007144549- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2026-07-30
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
- Care at Home
The operator’s wider record
Action for Children runs 17 services in the UK with 283 beds. Across the estate:
- 5 excellent
- 8 good
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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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