Here2Care
Home care in Kirkwall. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Excellent |
| Care and support planning | Very good |
| Staff team | Excellent |
| Leadership | Very good |
Details
- Type of care
- Home care
- Address
- 46 Victoria Street, Kirkwall, KW15 1DN
- Telephone
- 01856 872 438
- Registered provider
- Age Scotland Orkney
- Registered manager
- Gillian Skuse
- Registered since
- 2017-08-01
- Local authority
- Orkney Islands
- Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 4 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 0.1
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
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
sCS2017354215- Regulator location ID
CS2017354215- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2025-08-15
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
- Care at Home
The operator’s wider record
Age Scotland Orkney runs 2 services in the UK. Across the estate:
- 2 excellent
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Good Last inspected about 2 years 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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Good Inspected within the last year
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Adequate Inspected within the last year
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Adequate Inspected within the last year
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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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