Braeburn Court

Home care in Orkney, registered for 14 people. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.

Good

Inspected within the last year

Last inspected 2026-03-13

What the inspectors scored

Area assessed	Rating
Supporting wellbeing	Good
Care and support planning	Good
Staff team	Good
Leadership	Very good

Details

Type of care: Home care
Registered places: 14
Address: Braeburn Court, St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney, KW17 2RR
Telephone: 01856 831 501
Registered provider: Orkney Islands Council
Registered manager: Emmy Lutz
Registered since: 2012-05-04
Local authority: Orkney Islands
Constituency: Orkney and Shetland
Neighbourhood deprivation: SIMD decile 7 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
Staff (whole-time equivalent): 8.32
Regulator record: View on careinspectorate.com

At 14 beds it is smaller than 33% of the 6 home care agencies in Orkney Islands.

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: sCS2011304795
Regulator location ID: CS2011304795
Current source release: Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
CareFacts data rebuilt: 2026-10-07
Inspection evidence: Latest published date 2026-03-13

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

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The operator’s wider record

Orkney Islands Council runs 25 services in the UK with 1,425 beds. Across the estate:

1 excellent
15 good
9 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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