Anam Cara
Care home in Kilbirnie, registered for 14 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
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
- Care home
- Registered places
- 14
- Address
- Anam Cara, 21 Montgomery Court, Kilbirnie, KA25 7JE
- Registered provider
- North Ayrshire Council
- Registered manager
- Derek McIlwraith
- Registered since
- 2009-04-14
- Local authority
- North Ayrshire
- Constituency
- North Ayrshire and Arran
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 5 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 20.59
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 14 beds it is smaller than 12% of the 25 care homes in North Ayrshire.
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
sCS2008177877- Regulator location ID
CS2008177877- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2026-02-10
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
- Respite Care and Short Breaks
- Older people - dementia
- Older people - frailty
- Physical disability or illness
- Visual impairment
The operator’s wider record
North Ayrshire Council runs 18 services in the UK with 344 beds. Across the estate:
- 5 excellent
- 12 good
- 1 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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