Edward Thomason & Taing Support Services
Care home in Shetland, registered for 44 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Good |
| Care and support planning | Adequate |
| Setting | Very good |
| Staff team | Adequate |
| Leadership | Adequate |
Details
- Type of care
- Care home
- Registered places
- 44
- Address
- Seafield Road, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0WZ
- Telephone
- 01595 745 775
- Registered provider
- Shetland Islands Council
- Registered manager
- Anne Marie Smith
- Registered since
- 2002-04-01
- Local authority
- Shetland Islands
- Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 4 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 36.74
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 44 beds it is larger than 90% of the 10 care homes in Shetland Islands.
Evidence and freshness
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- CareFacts record ID
sCS2003009594- Regulator location ID
CS2003009594- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2026-06-18
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
- Older People
- Hearing impairment
- Mental health problems (other than dementia)
- Older people - dementia
- Older people - frailty
- Palliative and end of life care
- Physical disability or illness
- Visual impairment
The operator’s wider record
Shetland Islands Council runs 26 services in the UK with 611 beds. Across the estate:
- 3 excellent
- 15 good
- 8 need improvement
Other care homes in Shetland Islands
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Good Last inspected about a year ago
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Good Inspected within the last year
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Good Last inspected about a year ago
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Adequate Last inspected about a year ago
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Adequate Last inspected about a year ago
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Adequate Last inspected about a year ago
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Weak Inspected within the last year
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Adequate Last inspected about a year ago
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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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