Fernlea, The Wishart Anderson (Care Home)
Care home in Shetland, registered for 10 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 | Good |
| Leadership | Adequate |
Details
- Type of care
- Care home
- Registered places
- 10
- Address
- Marrister, Symbister, Shetland, ZE2 9AE
- Telephone
- 01595 745 181
- Registered provider
- Shetland Islands Council
- Registered manager
- Amie Gilman
- Registered since
- 2005-08-17
- Local authority
- Shetland Islands
- Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 8 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 19.24
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 10 beds it is smaller than 30% of the 10 care homes in Shetland 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
sCS2005097964- Regulator location ID
CS2005097964- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2025-08-27
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
- Learning difficulties
- 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
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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