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Corriedoon Care Home - Isle of Arran

Cooriedoon Care Home is a care home for up to 25 older people. The home is situated in Whiting Bay, a small village on the Isle of Arran. Nurses are on shift during the day with an on- call arrangement at night. The traditional style building has a driveway with parking spaces.

There are three floors accessed by a lift or stairs. There are 25 bedrooms, some with en-suite toilet, washbasin, or bath facilities. Communal facilities include an accessible bath and shower on the ground floor. The upper floor has an accessible shower room only. A small quiet room is located on the upper floor and used primarily for meetings.


The sharing of a larger bedroom should only be agreed if the persons consent, have a prior relationship and the arrangement is suitable in terms of meeting their needs with dignity. At the time of this inspection, no bedrooms were shared.


The ground floor has a large dining room, lounge, and sunroom with patio. Some rooms have views of the Firth of Clyde. The service has an accessible garden area at the front of the building. At the time of inspection there were 16 people using the service.