Scottish Borders Council Continuing Care Service
Shared Lives / adult placement in Melrose. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Good |
| Care and support planning | Very good |
Details
- Type of care
- Shared Lives / adult placement
- Address
- Scottish Borders Council, Council Headquarters, Melrose, TD6 0SA
- Telephone
- 01896 662 799
- Registered provider
- Scottish Borders Council
- Registered manager
- Sharon Johnston
- Registered since
- 2018-11-12
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders
- Constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 5 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 8
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
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
sCS2018368271- Regulator location ID
CS2018368271- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2024-12-03
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
- Adult Placement Continuing Care
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
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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