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The Meadows Care Home

Care home in Dornoch, Highland

The Meadows Care Home

Care home in Dornoch, Highland

Operated by Sanctuary Care

Care Inspectorate: Adequate40 bedsDementia
NeighbourhoodHigh Retirement CommunityPeaceful Neighbourhood
What do these badges mean?
  • High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
AddressThe Meadows Care Home, The Meadows, Dornoch, IV25 3SF
Beds40
Registered managerEileen Kerr

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About

The Meadows Care Home is in Dornoch, Highland, in Scotland. It provides care for people living with dementia and has 40 registered beds.

The home is regulated by the Care Inspectorate, which graded its work in five areas as Adequate: how well people's wellbeing is supported, how well care and support is planned, the setting, the staff team, and leadership.

Care provided

Dementia

What's nearby

GP surgery300 m
Pub or bar150 m
  • Set back from main road noise
  • Fire station about 150 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

  • AllotmentsLimited
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseAmple
  • Public ParkLimited
  • Tennis CourtLimited
  • Bowling GreenLimited
  • Playing FieldLimited

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingSparse
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • TakeawaysLimited

Local crime statistics

174 recorded crimes in the East Sutherland and Edderton ward (the 12 months to December 2025)

Top categories:

Theft & dishonesty33%
Crimes against society (incl. drugs)18%
Violence (non-sexual)18%
Damage & reckless behaviour11%

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

Fees and funding

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

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Local health safety net

The Meadows Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The local GP practice is Dornoch Medical Practice, 0.2 miles away.

Nearest hospital
Name coming soon
Nearest GP
Dornoch Medical Practice · 0.2 mi

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

Part of Sanctuary Care

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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