Highbank
Care home in Dalkeith, registered for 40 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
Good
Last inspected about a year ago
Published 2025-02-18
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Good |
| Care and support planning | Good |
| Setting | Good |
| Staff team | Very good |
| Leadership | Very good |
Details
- Type of care
- Care home
- Registered places
- 40
- Address
- 9a Bonnyrigg Road, Eskbank, Dalkeith, EH22 3EY
- Telephone
- 01312 705 640
- Registered provider
- Midlothian Council
- Registered manager
- Katherine Malone
- Registered since
- 2002-04-01
- Local authority
- Midlothian
- Constituency
- Midlothian
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 9 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 46.8
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 40 beds it is smaller than 42% of the 12 care homes in Midlothian.
Complaints and enforcement
The Care Inspectorate publishes complaint and enforcement counts for the last three reporting years. For this service: 1 complaint upheld and 0 enforcements issued.
Who this service is for
- Older People
- Alcohol related brain injury
- Acquired brain injury
- Hearing impairment
- Korsakoffs syndrome
- Mental health problems (other than dementia)
- Neurological condition (other than dementia)
- Older people - dementia
- Older people - frailty
- Physical disability or illness
- Visual impairment
The operator’s wider record
Midlothian Council runs 10 services in the UK with 218 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 excellent
- 5 good
- 4 need improvement
Other care homes in Midlothian
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Good Inspected within the last year
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Good Inspected within the last year
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Good Inspected within the last year
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Good Inspected within the last year
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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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Adequate Inspected within the last year
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.