Blackwood Care Edinburgh West
Home care in Edinburgh, registered for 25 people. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
Good
Inspected within the last year
Published 2026-06-01
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Good |
| Care and support planning | Good |
| Staff team | Good |
| Leadership | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Home care
- Registered places
- 25
- Address
- 160 Dundee Street, Edinburgh, EH11 1DQ
- Telephone
- 01313 170 144
- Registered provider
- Blackwood Homes and Care
- Registered manager
- Paul Tansey
- Registered since
- 2016-08-31
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 3 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 132
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 25 beds it is larger than 67% of the 63 home care agencies in City of Edinburgh.
Complaints and enforcement
The Care Inspectorate publishes complaint and enforcement counts for the last three reporting years. For this service: 1 complaint upheld and 0 enforcements issued.
Who this service is for
- Care at Home
The operator’s wider record
Blackwood Homes and Care runs 11 services in the UK with 94 beds. Across the estate:
- 11 good
Other home care agencies in City of Edinburgh
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Very good Inspected within the last year
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Very good Last inspected about a year ago
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Excellent Last inspected about 3 years ago
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Very good Last inspected about 2 years ago
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Very good Inspected within the last year
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Very good Inspected within the last year
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Very good Inspected within the last year
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Very good Inspected within the last year
Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, 30 June 2026. 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.