Merse House
Care home in Kirkcudbright, registered for 32 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
Good
Inspected within the last year
Published 2026-06-30
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Good |
| Care and support planning | Good |
| Setting | Good |
| Staff team | Good |
| Leadership | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Care home
- Registered places
- 32
- Address
- Merse House, Merse Avenue, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4RN
- Telephone
- 01557 332250
- Registered provider
- Park Homes (UK) Limited
- Registered manager
- Isobel Little
- Registered since
- 2021-10-08
- Local authority
- Dumfries & Galloway
- Constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 6 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 23.9
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 32 beds it is larger than 52% of the 31 care homes in Dumfries & Galloway.
Complaints and enforcement
The Care Inspectorate publishes complaint and enforcement counts for the last three reporting years. For this service: 1 complaint upheld and 1 enforcement issued.
Who this service is for
- Older People
- Hearing impairment
- Mental health problems (other than dementia)
- Older people - dementia
- Older people - frailty
- Palliative and end of life care
- Physical disability or illness
- Visual impairment
The operator’s wider record
Park Homes (UK) Limited runs 19 services in the UK with 907 beds. Across the estate:
- 11 good
- 8 need improvement
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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.