Care services in Argyll & Bute

How care services in Argyll & Bute are graded

Each service's lowest key-question grade, from the Care Inspectorate (6 is Excellent, 1 is Unsatisfactory). 176 of 189 have published grades; the rest have not been graded yet.

• Excellent (6) 3
• Very good (5) 34
• Good (4) 104
• Adequate (3) 26
• Weak (2) 8
• Unsatisfactory (1) 1

Care services in Argyll & Bute

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Premium and Featured listings are promoted placements (the provider pays, or occasionally we give a plan) and appear first. They never change a grade.

Where care services are in Argyll & Bute

Helensburgh 43 Oban 32 Dunoon 24 Campbeltown 21 Lochgilphead 14 Isle of Bute 9 Isle of Islay 9 Isle of Mull 5 Dumbarton 4 Isle of Tiree 4 Cairndow 3 Tarbert 3 Alexandria 2 Tighnabruaich 2

The wider picture in Argyll & Bute

• 70 adults were waiting in hospital to leave in September 2026 (Public Health Scotland).
• 12,129 people are aged 75 or over, projected to be 14,956 by 2036 (National Records of Scotland).
• 42% of registered care services reported staff vacancies at 31 December 2024 (SSSC and Care Inspectorate; all types of service).

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Common questions

How many care services are there in Argyll & Bute?

There are 189 registered with the Care Inspectorate and listed here (data as at 30 September 2026). The same address can hold more than one registration, so this is a count of registrations, not buildings.

How are care services in Argyll & Bute graded?

The Care Inspectorate grades each service from 1 (Unsatisfactory) to 6 (Excellent) on several key questions. 176 of these have published grades. For 141 of them the lowest grade is Good (4) or better, and for 9 it is Weak (2) or Unsatisfactory (1). A service with no grade has not been graded yet, which is common for new registrations.

How recently have they been inspected?

74 of the 189 were graded in the last 12 months. Each service page shows the date, because a grade describes the service on the day it was inspected.

How do I choose one?

Use the grades as a starting point, not a verdict: read the latest inspection report on the Care Inspectorate's own page for each service, visit if you can, and ask the questions that matter to you. Your council's social work department or health and social care partnership can also help. We do not recommend any one service.

Other care in Argyll & Bute

Nurseries and day care for children 77 Childminders 40 Care at home services 30 Housing support services 19 Care homes 17