Forward Vision
Care home in Edinburgh, registered for 19 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Very good |
| Care and support planning | Good |
| Setting | Very good |
| Staff team | Very good |
| Leadership | Very good |
Details
- Type of care
- Care home
- Registered places
- 19
- Address
- Royal Blind School, 43-45 Canaan Lane, Edinburgh, EH10 4SG
- Telephone
- 0131 446 3183
- Registered provider
- Royal Blind Asylum and School Trading as Sight Scotland
- Registered manager
- Susan Ralph
- Registered since
- 2010-07-12
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Constituency
- Edinburgh South
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 9 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 46.2
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 19 beds it is smaller than 26% of the 72 care homes in City of Edinburgh.
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
sCS2009234136- Regulator location ID
CS2009234136- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2024-08-27
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
- Physical and Sensory Impairment
- Acquired brain injury
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Learning difficulties
- Mental health problems (other than dementia)
- Neurological condition (other than dementia)
- Physical disability or illness
- Visual impairment
The operator’s wider record
Royal Blind Asylum and School Trading as Sight Scotland runs 2 services in the UK with 23 beds. Across the estate:
- 2 good
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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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