Windyedge Care Home

Residential care home in Forfar, Angus

Care Inspectorate: Adequate15 bedsDementiaResidential
NeighbourhoodWell Served
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  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
AddressWindyedge Cottage Residential Home, 55a Strathmore Avenue, Forfar, DD8 1ND
Beds15
Registered managerJUNE McCARROLL

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About

Windyedge Care Home is in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. It is registered for 15 beds and provides residential care, with support for people living with dementia. The Care Inspectorate, which regulates the home, graded how well people's wellbeing is supported as Good and how well care and support is planned as Good. It graded the setting as Adequate, the staff team as Good, and leadership as Very good.

Care provided

Dementia
Residential

Facilities

Garden
Minibus / outings

What's nearby

GP surgery500 m
A&E: Ninewells Hospital13.3 miles
Pub or bar300 m
  • Set back from main road noise

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 ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtSparse
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAdequate
  • Restaurants & CafesAdequate
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAmple

Local crime statistics

1,044 recorded crimes in the Forfar and District ward (the 12 months to December 2025)

Top categories:

Theft & dishonesty30%
Violence (non-sexual)20%
Crimes against society (incl. drugs)16%
Damage & reckless behaviour12%

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

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Fees and funding

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

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Local health safety net

Windyedge Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The local GP practice is Ravenswood Surgery, 0.3 miles away.

Nearest hospital
Name coming soon
Nearest GP
Ravenswood Surgery · 0.3 mi

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

Community & connection in Forfar

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

Charity

Angus Small Repairs Service

5.1 The relief of those in need by: 5.1.1 providing a repair and support service to residents of Angus who are over 60 or living with limiting health conditions, to improve living conditions and…

1.3 miles away · Source: Scottish Charity Register (SC054736)
Charity

Kirriemuir Day Care Ltd

Daycare center for the older person open 6 days per week for private clients and also clients under contract to angus council. we also on 7 days per week supply care services at home for private…

4.4 miles away · Source: Scottish Charity Register (SC032533)

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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