Monkbarns Care Home

14 Monkbarns Drive, Arbroath DD11 2DS
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9.5 29 Reviews
  • Monkbarns Care Home, Arbroath
Monkbarns Care Home, Arbroath, is an extremely impressive and popular, purpose built (2012) care home offering spectacular sea views across its beautiful gardens. The home is very convenient for local shops, and the harbour area.

The close proximity of Monkbarns Home to the town centre, with a variety of places of interest, places of worship and local shopping, enables residents to remain part of their community.

Monkbarns has been part of the Group since 2007. The experienced and well trained staff continue to provide residential care to a maximum of 65 residents. Accommodation at Monkbarns is provided in generously sized, private single rooms, all of which have large and comfortable en-suite facilities.

If a five star, luxury modern style care home is what you are searching for - your search most probably ends at Monkbarns.

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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Physical Disability

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 67 Service Users

Other Care Provided

  • Convalescent Care
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Bar/Café
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £2046
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £2046

These rates include £254.60 personal and nursing care. If the local council provides this, the Funder will only pay from £1791.40.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Monkbarns Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Support you may be entitled to

If you choose a care home based in Scotland, you may be eligible for the Scottish Government's Free Personal Care funding of up to £267.10 per week if you’re over the age of 65. This support is not reflected in this fee amount.

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Rachel Molyneux (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 50+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (63)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (2)
  • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (62)

Monkbarns Care Home Reviews (29)

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9.5

Monkbarns Care Home has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.546) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Monkbarns Care Home has 29 reviews.

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Review from Morag K (Daughter of Resident) published on 20 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My mum moved into the care home just before lockdown. While recognising the COVID-19 situation has brought significant challenges for everyone, I know from personal experience of interaction and communication with staff, and feedback from my mum and sister, the staff have worked hard to keep all the
residents safe and virus free while ensuring relatives were kept up to date and informed about the management of COVID-19. Also, very importantly, they reported on the effect this was having on my mum’s physical and mental health. In the absence of family being able to be present, I have seen how the staff have really helped my mum to settle into Monkbarns Care Home at a very difficult time. I have every confidence the staff have my mums’ best interests at heart and treat her with dignity and respect. My mum talks fondly of the staff and I too, have personally found them to be both professional and friendly.
Thank you all for the care and kindness you show to residents and family.

Reply from Gillian Drummond, Brand and Communications Manager at Monkbarns Care Home

Dear Morag, thank you so much for your kind words. Our staff work very hard to give residents and relatives all the support they need, physically and emotionally. It will be heartwarming for them to read this. Many thanks again.

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Review from B F (Son of Resident) published on 6 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very pleased with the care and support provided for my mum. The staff go the extra length there, care and activities. They have a lot of fun with her.

Reply from Gillian Drummond, Brand and Communications Manager at Monkbarns Care Home

Thanks so much for your lovely review. It's great to hear that your mum is having fun as well as being well cared for.

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Review from Sheona S (Daughter of Resident) published on 26 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

During my mother's 6 years in Monkbarns, I found the staff on the ground very helpful. They kept me notified of anything that concerned my mum as I did not live locally. They were very approachable and always happy in their work (although at times appeared very short of staff). Activities were available
on a regular basis which a lot of residents enjoyed.

Reply from Gail Melville, Marketing Executive at Monkbarns Care Home

Thank you for your feedback Sheona, this is very helpful in helping us identify areas of improvement. We will be sure to pass your comments onto management at Monkbarns and our operations team.

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Review from Jayne H (Daughter of Resident) published on 1 December 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Over the last few months, I have seen a lot of my dad's own personality return, I put this down to the excellent care given by the Monkbarns team. When I visit, I am so happy to see how my father is looked after. He has such a good relationship with all the staff, the caring attention he receives from
this dedicated team is second to none. My father has always been a sociable, active person and because this has been taken on board dad's overall health has improved. Dad takes part in many activities and enjoys the regular entertainment sessions. He seems to be so happy and more contented. The visits with our dog go down a treat with residents and staff.
I am always kept up to date and informed of dad's health. The staff have taken the time to get to know my dad as a whole and not just as someone with dementia, which shows that this home is very much person-centred with the staff having residents care a priority. I would recommend Monkbarns to others with relatives in need of residential care.

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Review from Bryan B (Husband of Resident) published on 30 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

An excellent care home where my wife resided until her passing away. Wonderful staff, good service, very helpful, a perfect choice. Would recommend it to anyone considering, well worth a visit. I still return on a regular visit with my assistant dog Oscar who has been trained to help people with dementia
and I am always welcome by the excellent home manager, who is a caring devoted person to her job and has a well-run care home.

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Review from Shirley W (Daughter of Resident) published on 29 November 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I just wanted to say what a fantastic job the manager and all her staff did for my mother in law when she was a resident. This lady is the interim manager at the moment. We as a family feel it would be extremely silly if Balhousie didn't employ her as their full-time manager. This lady has a wonderful
way with residents, families and also the staff that work alongside her.

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Review from Brian Y (Son of Resident) published on 1 February 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mum has been a resident of Monkbarns Care Home since late July 2015 until early January 2017 when she passed away. In mine and my family's opinion, the care she received was excellent and a big thank you to the management and all the staff for making mum's last 1 and half years as comfortable and
pleasant as possible. The home is in a good setting with lovely views across the sea. They held many parties with film and music which was always well attended. A big thanks to the staff who go mum back on her feet again and walking when the hospital said she would always need to be in a wheelchair.

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Review from William M (Son of Resident) published on 29 June 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mother was a resident of Monkbarns for almost two years the staff treated mum like one of their own family till she sadly passed away. The care mum received was second to none by every member of staff from the manager down to the domestics until her last and final day.

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Review from E L S (Friend of Resident) published on 26 April 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

As an elder of church in Carnoustie I have visited most of the homes around. I also have an aunt in one in B Ferry. I am impressed by this one-there is usually something to do - residents are awake, chatty etc- not asleep in front of the TV as in others!

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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.546)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.546) out of 10 for Monkbarns Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 11 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.725 for Monkbarns Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (109 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 142 Ratings = 4.725

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 4.821 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Monkbarns Care Home is based on 11 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 67 registered maximum number of service users is 13.4. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 13.4 = 0.821

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Inspectorate (CI) Rating

Date: 29 Apr 2025

How well do we support people's wellbeing? Good

(4)
How good is our leadership? Good

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How good is our staff team? Good

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How good is our setting? Good

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How well is care and support planned? Adequate

(3)

Care Inspectorate is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in Scotland.

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Rachel

Rachel Molyneux

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2025

Rachel has over 23 years’ experience in Health and Social Care, 20 years of which have been in managing registered care homes and supported living services.


She is highly qualified in Health and Social Complex Care and Leadership for Adults’ Residential Management, managing multiple services, including homes and respite facilities, describing herself as a champion of person-centred care.

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