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Gowrie House Care Home
Nursing home in Kirkcaldy, Fife
Gowrie House Care Home
Nursing home in Kirkcaldy, Fife
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Gowrie House Care Home is in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in Scotland. The home is registered for 60 beds and provides residential, nursing, dementia and respite care, with dementia support as its specialist area.
The Care Inspectorate regulates the home and graded how well people's wellbeing is supported as Very good, and the setting as Very good. It graded care and support planning, the staff team and leadership as Good.
Care provided
Specialist care
Facilities
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Fire station about 500 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
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
8,100 recorded crimes in the Kirkcaldy Central ward and 4 other wards (the 12 months to December 2025)
Top categories:
Source: Police Scotland management information (provisional, not official statistics), by council ward
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | Fees on request | — |
| Respite (short stay) | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Local health safety net
Gowrie House Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The local GP practice is St Brycedale Surgery, 0.2 miles away.
Nearest services from Public Health Scotland + postcodes.io, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Kirkcaldy
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Day Centres Service Limited
The Charity was set up to provide weekly support for older people who are frail and isolated. Activities ceased in 2024
Thornton Pensioners Welfare Comm
Activities are arranged for the benefit of our local senior citizens of Thornton where we provide a warm space and support from a very friendly community to tackle loneliness, create friendships…
The Friendship Cabin (SCIO)
The Friendship Cabin is a community based charity in Glenrothes that supports older adults and local people through social activities, games, music and shared meals. The organisation provides a…
Later Life Choices Glenrothes LTD
The objective of the charity is to promote the health and wellbeing of older people in Glenrothes and its surrounding areas. This is achieved through the provision of day sessions, and help to…
Fife Shopping And Support Services Ltd
Fife Shopping and Support Services is set up to provide support with daily living tasks to those in the community in need of assistance by reason of age, ill health, disability and or social…
Fife Day Care Services Ltd
To provide Day Centre support and activities to older adults (over 65) from the local communities. We support 50 service users per week (10 daily) from Monday to Friday from 10.00 a.m. until 2.00…
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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