Kirkjuvagr House
Care home in Kirkwall, registered for 44 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Adequate |
| Care and support planning | Adequate |
| Setting | Adequate |
| Staff team | Adequate |
| Leadership | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Care home
- Registered places
- 44
- Address
- Kirkjuvagr, Soulisquoy Loan, Kirkwall, KW15 1BY
- Registered provider
- Orkney Islands Council
- Registered manager
- Kirstie Moar
- Registered since
- 2002-04-01
- Local authority
- Orkney Islands
- Constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 17.85
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 44 beds it is larger than 80% of the 5 care homes in Orkney 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
sCS2003009102- Regulator location ID
CS2003009102- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2025-08-21
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
- Older people - dementia
- Older people - frailty
- Physical disability or illness
- Visual impairment
The operator’s wider record
Orkney Islands Council runs 25 services in the UK with 1,425 beds. Across the estate:
- 1 excellent
- 15 good
- 9 need improvement
Other care homes in Orkney 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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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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