RESIDENTS, their friends and families have voted Canmore Lodge as one on Scotland's top 20 care homes.

The Dunfermline care home was given an overall score of ten out of ten from the independent internet care home reviews website, carehome.co.uk.

Senior general manager of Canmore Lodge, Jane Aitken, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be named a Top 20 home by carehome.co.uk, it just goes to show what a credit to the home the team at here really are. I am so proud of all of their hard work and dedication to the people they care for, that’s why we have this award – because they truly are people that care.”

The team of the Barchester Healthcare care home are thrilled at the recognition. CEO for Barchester Healthcare, Dr Pete Calveley, added: “It is testament to the wonderful work of the fantastic staff at Canmore Lodge that they consistently achieve excellent reviews on independent sites such as Google and carehome.co.uk.

"They fully deserve to be recognised for the top quality care they deliver and I couldn’t be prouder of them. Well done to everyone at Canmore Lodge.”

The awards recognise the 20 top rated care homes in each region of the UK based on reviews from residents, their friends and family.

Amanda Hopkins, reviews manager of carehome.co.uk, said: “Reviews of Barchester Canmore Lodge Care Home show they provide an excellent standard of care and we would like to congratulate them on being a Top 20 care home in Scotland. It is such an achievement to be named as a top rated care home by the residents who actually receive the care as well as their family and friends.

“Choosing a care home can be emotionally and physically exhausting for both the person going to live there as well as their family, so we hope our awards which are given to the highest rated homes will help make the search easier."