North Merchiston
Care home in Edinburgh, registered for 60 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Good |
| Care and support planning | Good |
| Setting | Good |
| Staff team | Very good |
| Leadership | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Care home
- Registered places
- 60
- Address
- 34 Watson Crescent, Edinburgh, EH11 1HF
- Telephone
- 01313 479 100
- Registered provider
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Registered manager
- Mirriam Ramaboa
- Registered since
- 2023-05-19
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Constituency
- Edinburgh South West
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 7 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 50.5
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 60 beds it is larger than 68% of the 72 care homes in City of Edinburgh.
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
sCS2023000137- Regulator location ID
CS2023000137- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2025-09-26
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
The operator’s wider record
City of Edinburgh Council runs 38 services in the UK with 634 beds. Across the estate:
- 14 excellent
- 23 good
- 1 need improvement
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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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