Care services in Shetland Islands

How care services in Shetland Islands are graded

Each service's lowest key-question grade, from the Care Inspectorate (6 is Excellent, 1 is Unsatisfactory). 58 of 60 have published grades; the rest have not been graded yet.

• Excellent (6) 0
• Very good (5) 8
• Good (4) 41
• Adequate (3) 9
• Weak (2) 0
• Unsatisfactory (1) 0

Care services in Shetland Islands

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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 Shetland Islands

Shetland 57 Lerwick 3

The wider picture in Shetland Islands

• 9 adults were waiting in hospital to leave in September 2026 (Public Health Scotland).
• 2,747 people are aged 75 or over, projected to be 3,453 by 2036 (National Records of Scotland).
• 55% 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 Shetland Islands?

There are 60 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 Shetland Islands graded?

The Care Inspectorate grades each service from 1 (Unsatisfactory) to 6 (Excellent) on several key questions. 58 of these have published grades. For 49 of them the lowest grade is Good (4) or better, and for 0 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?

19 of the 60 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 Shetland Islands

Nurseries and day care for children 24 Care at home services 14 Care homes 9 Childminders 4 Housing support services 4