Homecare West
Home care in Galashiels, registered for 340 people. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Good |
| Care and support planning | Good |
| Staff team | Good |
| Leadership | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Home care
- Registered places
- 340
- Address
- Council Offices, Paton Street, Galashiels, TD1 3AS
- Telephone
- 01896 662 701
- Registered provider
- Scottish Borders Council
- Registered manager
- Kerry Lavin
- Registered since
- 2019-12-20
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders
- Constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 3 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 110
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 340 beds it is larger than 92% of the 12 home care agencies in Scottish Borders.
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
sCS2019378057- Regulator location ID
CS2019378057- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2025-02-06
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
Scottish Borders Council runs 15 services in the UK with 1,099 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 excellent
- 14 good
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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 Last inspected about a year ago
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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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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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