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Bayview House (Care Home)

Care home in Thurso, Highland

Bayview House (Care Home)

Care home in Thurso, Highland

Operated by NHS Highland

Care Inspectorate: Adequate23 beds
NeighbourhoodPeaceful Neighbourhood
What do these badges mean?
  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
AddressOlrig Street, Thurso, KW14 7JZ
Beds23
Registered managerJill Macdonald

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About

Bayview House is a care home in Thurso, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is registered for 23 beds.

The Care Inspectorate, which regulates the home, has graded its work by area. It rated how well people's wellbeing is supported as Good, and how well care and support is planned as Very good. The staff team was graded Good, leadership Very good, and the setting Adequate.

What's nearby

GP surgery650 m
A&E: Dunbar Hospital1.0 miles
  • Near a main road
  • Fire station about 850 m away

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtSparse
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesAdequate
  • Retail ShoppingLimited
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysSparse

Local crime statistics

543 recorded crimes in the Thurso and Northwest Caithness ward (the 12 months to December 2025)

Top categories:

Crimes against society (incl. drugs)23%
Violence (non-sexual)20%
Damage & reckless behaviour16%
Theft & dishonesty15%

Source: Police Scotland management information (provisional, not official statistics), by council ward

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Local health safety net

Bayview House (Care Home) is backed by a local NHS health network. The local GP practice is Thurso & Halkirk Medical Practice, 0.4 miles away.

Nearest hospital
Name coming soon
Nearest GP
Thurso & Halkirk Medical Practice · 0.4 mi

Nearest services from Public Health Scotland + postcodes.io, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Thurso

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Ormlie Community Association Ltd.

We are a community-based charitable organisation situated in Thurso in the heart of the High Ormlie housing estate. We have been established and serving the community since 1997, whereby we have…

0.9 miles away · Source: Scottish Charity Register (SC028393)

© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Part of NHS Highland

Bayview House (Care Home) is one of 16 homes run by NHS Highland on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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