Care in Scotland
Housing support services in Argyll & Bute
19 housing support services in Argyll & Bute, run by 16 providers. Of the 19 with Care Inspectorate grades, 14 (74%) have no area graded below Good.
Registered services
19
run by 16 providers
Average grade
4.4 / 6
Scotland: 4.6. The mean of each service's key-question grades.
Graded in the last 12 months
58%
11 of 19. A grade describes a service on the day it was inspected.
How housing support services in Argyll & Bute are graded
Each service's lowest key-question grade, from the Care Inspectorate (6 is Excellent, 1 is Unsatisfactory). 19 of 19 have published grades.
- Excellent (6) 1
- Very good (5) 6
- Good (4) 7
- Adequate (3) 3
- Weak (2) 2
- Unsatisfactory (1) 0
Housing support services in Argyll & Bute
| Service | Town | Lowest grade | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELP (Argyll & Bute) Ltd Housing Support Service | Dunoon | 6 Excellent | Mar 2019 |
| Carr Gomm Argyll & Bute Housing Service | OBAN | 5 Very good | Nov 2019 |
| CERA - Argyll & Bute | Dunoon | 5 Very good | Mar 2026 |
| Enable Scotland East Argyll & Bute | Helensburgh | 5 Very good | Feb 2026 |
| Enable Scotland West Argyll and Bute Housing Support | Oban | 5 Very good | Aug 2026 |
| Mariner Home Care | Dunoon | 5 Very good | Jan 2026 |
| Maxie Richards Foundation | Tighnabruaich | 5 Very good | Aug 2018 |
| Abbeyfield Helensburgh | Helensburgh | 4 Good | Sep 2025 |
| ACHA Sheltered Housing Service | Oban | 4 Good | May 2017 |
| Argyll Homecare Ltd | Lochgilphead | 4 Good | Mar 2026 |
| Care4Life Services | HELENSBURGH | 4 Good | Aug 2025 |
| Greenwood | Campbeltown | 4 Good | Dec 2025 |
| Joans Carers Ltd | Helensburgh | 4 Good | Mar 2026 |
| We Are With You Argyll & Bute | Dunoon | 4 Good | Feb 2020 |
| Affinity Trust - Argyll & Bute | Oban | 3 Adequate | Sep 2026 |
| Blue Triangle Oban Housing Support Service | Oban | 3 Adequate | Aug 2019 |
| Community Resource Team | Oban | 3 Adequate | Jan 2026 |
| Argyll & Bute HSCP Care at Home Service | Campbeltown | 2 Weak | May 2026 |
| CarePlus | Isle of Bute | 2 Weak | Aug 2026 |
See all 19 in the directory, with filters and search →
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 housing support services are in Argyll & Bute
Oban 6 Dunoon 4 Helensburgh 4 Campbeltown 2 Isle of Bute 1 Lochgilphead 1 Tighnabruaich 1
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).
Common questions
How many housing support services are there in Argyll & Bute?
There are 19 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 housing support services in Argyll & Bute graded?
The Care Inspectorate grades each service from 1 (Unsatisfactory) to 6 (Excellent) on several key questions. 19 of these have published grades. For 14 of them the lowest grade is Good (4) or better, and for 2 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?
11 of the 19 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 All care in Argyll & Bute
Source: Care Inspectorate open data under the Open Government Licence v3.0, as at 30 September 2026. Grades are never changed or estimated here. This is not a recommendation or care advice: see how to use this site and about the data.