Calderglen House Celebrates Outstanding Care Inspectorate Results
We’re pleased to share an outstanding result for Calderglen House following its recent Care Inspectorate inspection, where the service achieved Very Good (5) across all three areas assessed.
This amazing outcome highlights the dedication of a highly skilled team and the strength of a recovery-focused approach that supports people to rebuild their lives in a safe, therapeutic, and compassionate environment.
Located on the outskirts of Blantyre and surrounded by private woodland, Calderglen House provides residential rehabilitation for adults aged 18 and over recovering from alcohol and drug-related addictions. Set within a beautifully restored Georgian mansion, the service offers a calm, structured, and nurturing setting where people can focus on healing, growth, and rediscovery.
Inspectors praised Calderglen’s “holistic and trauma-informed” programme, noting its strong balance of groupwork, one-to-one therapy, creative activities, and physical wellbeing sessions. This flexible, person-led approach “helped people build resilience and life skills, not just manage symptoms.” Medication management was also commended as “safe and person-led”, with individual reduction plans allowing people to progress at a pace that feels right for them. As one person shared, “I’ve been allowed the time and space to detox at my own pace, which has given me the chance to do a lot of work on myself.”
The depth of connection within the service was highlighted throughout the report. Inspectors noted that “peer lived experience was embedded in practice,” helping reduce stigma and encouraging engagement. Families also felt well supported, with relatives reporting they were “better informed and able to support recovery at home.” Aftercare was another standout feature, with every person signing an aftercare agreement and receiving up to twelve months of continued support, ensuring nobody faces recovery alone.
Leadership at Calderglen was described as visible, approachable, and deeply committed to the service’s success. Inspectors recognised the positive culture across the home, where staff feel valued and supported, and where continuous improvement is genuinely embedded. Impressively, all three previous areas for improvement had been fully met - evidence of a leadership team turning feedback into meaningful, lasting progress.
The environment itself was also celebrated. Calderglen’s peaceful, woodland setting offers opportunities for walks, animal care, and quiet reflection - all of which play an active role in people’s recovery. Inside, the combination of spacious ensuite bedrooms, bright communal areas, warm dining spaces, therapy rooms, and an on-site gym creates a homely, uplifting atmosphere. One family member summed it up beautifully: “It is a beautiful, peaceful setting… a very homely environment.”
Enhance Healthcare could not be prouder of the entire Calderglen House team. their compassion, commitment, and person-centred practice have created a service that stands out as truly special - one that listens, adapts, and places people at the heart of every decision.
Calderglen is changing lives for the better every single day and this report highlights just how hard the team works at making this the incredible service that it is.
You can read the full report here: https://www.careinspectorate.com/index.php/care-services?detail=CS2016351239
