Fernlea Care Home
Care home in Lochgelly, registered for 36 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
Good
Inspected within the last year
Published 2026-01-12
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Good |
| Care and support planning | Good |
| Setting | Good |
| Staff team | Very good |
| Leadership | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Care home
- Registered places
- 36
- Address
- 19 Wallsgreen Road, Cardenden, Lochgelly, KY5 0JF
- Telephone
- 01592 721 649
- Registered provider
- Holmes Care Group Scotland Ltd
- Registered manager
- Natasha Porter
- Registered since
- 2023-03-14
- Local authority
- Fife
- Constituency
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 3 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 24.1
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 36 beds it is smaller than 34% of the 79 care homes in Fife.
Complaints and enforcement
The Care Inspectorate publishes complaint and enforcement counts for the last three reporting years. For this service: 2 complaints upheld and 0 enforcements issued.
Who this service is for
- Older People
- Alcohol dependency
- Hearing impairment
- Learning difficulties
- Mental health problems (other than dementia)
- Neurological condition (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
Holmes Care Group Scotland Ltd runs 22 services in the UK with 1,156 beds. Across the estate:
- 2 excellent
- 9 good
- 11 need improvement
Other care homes in Fife
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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
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Glendale Lodge
Run by Glendale Lodge
Very good Last inspected about a year ago -
Very good Last inspected about 3 years ago
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Good Last inspected about a year ago
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Good Last inspected about 2 years ago
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.