Barnardo's Caern in the community service
Day care in Edinburgh. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Very good |
| Care and support planning | Very good |
| Staff team | Very good |
| Leadership | Very good |
Details
- Type of care
- Day care
- Address
- Caern House, 5 Gogarmuir Road, Edinburgh, EH12 9BZ
- Telephone
- 07789 941421
- Registered provider
- Barnardo's known as Barnardo's Scotland
- Registered manager
- Lynne Melville
- Registered since
- 2011-03-24
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Constituency
- Edinburgh West
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 7 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 4.8
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
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
sCS2010270669- Regulator location ID
CS2010270669- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2023-09-11
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
Barnardo's known as Barnardo's Scotland runs 11 services in the UK with 158 beds. Across the estate:
- 3 excellent
- 1 good
- 5 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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