Source · Care Inspectorate

East King Street Children's House

Provider Argyll and Bute Council Type Care Home Service Location Helensburgh Last graded 2 Mar 2026

Recorded Key Question grade range: 3 — Adequate  View on Care Inspectorate

Key Question scores

Six-point scale
Support and wellbeing
3
Care and support planning
3
Setting
3
Staff team
3
Leadership
3
Care, play and learning

Requirements & recommendations

0 requirements · 3 recommendations

Verbatim text from the Care Inspectorate datastore. Requirements cite a specific regulation and deadline; recommendations are good-practice guidance against the Health and Social Care Standards.

Visit: 29 January 2026
Recommendation 1

1. To ensure that young people benefit from a culture of unity and inclusion, the provider should implement appropriate supportive and developmental opportunities for those in leadership roles. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards which state, 'I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional organisational codes' (HSCS, 3.14).

Recommendation 2

2. To ensure that young people can reach their full potential, staffing arrangements should be sufficient to allow for a level of intensity of work with individual young people. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards which state, 'My needs are met by the right number of people' (HSCS, 3.15).

Recommendation 3

3. To ensure the safety and wellbeing of all young people, those young people considered as able to self medicate, should have a comprehensive risk assessment in place. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with Health and Social Care Standards which state, 'If I need help with medication, I am able to have as much control as possible' (HSCS, 2.23).

Registry facts

Service no: CS2003000426
Provider no: SP2003003373
Ownership: Local Authority
Registered places: 6
Registered: 1 April 2002
Council area: Argyll & Bute
Health board: Highland
Integration authority: Argyll and Bute
Risk band: MEDIUM