Melvich Community Care Unit (Care Home)
Care home in Thurso, registered for 6 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
Adequate
Last inspected about a year ago
Published 2025-06-13
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Very good |
| Care and support planning | Adequate |
| Setting | Good |
| Staff team | Good |
| Leadership | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Care home
- Registered places
- 6
- Address
- Sinclair Court, Port Skerra, Thurso, KW14 7YL
- Registered provider
- NHS Highland
- Registered manager
- Gemma MacKenzie
- Registered since
- 2012-03-30
- Local authority
- Highland
- Constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 5 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 6 beds it is smaller than 3% of the 63 care homes in Highland.
Who this service is for
- Older People
- Hearing impairment
- Older people - dementia
- Older people - frailty
- Palliative and end of life care
- Visual impairment
The operator’s wider record
NHS Highland runs 41 services in the UK with 832 beds. Across the estate:
- 5 excellent
- 24 good
- 10 need improvement
- 1 poor
Other care homes in Highland
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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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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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Very good Inspected within the last year
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Very good Last inspected about a year ago
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.