Grandholm Care Home

Grandholm Drive, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen AB22 8AE
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  • Grandholm Care Home, Aberdeen
Grandholm Care Home provides general nursing care for people over the age of 65 and to those with dementia-related conditions. The purpose-built home is equipped for 79 residents, and is located just a few miles away from Aberdeen City Centre and the local seaside.

The home is equipped with modern amenities, and residents enjoy bright and spacious single bed accommodation with their own en-suite facilities for privacy and convenience.

Beautifully appointed lounge and dining facilities are available throughout the home so that residents can enjoy home cooked meals and afternoon tea with family and friends.

A varied activities programme is available to residents, with the convenience of a local area that is excellent for both entertainment and heritage, with a theatre and cinema nearby, as well as a museum and the famous Victoria Country Park.

Fees at Grandholm are dependent on the needs of the individual resident, but more information can be provided by the Service Manager in the home.
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Care Provided by Grandholm Care Home

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Learning Disability / Autism
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 79 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £2023
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £2023
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £2023
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £2023

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

Contact Grandholm Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority

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 £248.70 per week (if you are over the age of 65) and Free Nursing Care funding of up to £111.90 per week. This support is is not reflected in this fee amount.

Contact Grandholm Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Val Buchan (Service Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 60+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Year Purpose Built: 2008
  • Last Refurbishment: 2015
  • Number of floors: 3

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (79)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (79)

Visiting

  • Protected mealtimes wherever possible

Parking

  • Free on site parking

Grandholm Care Home Reviews (61)

9.7

Grandholm Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.668) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Grandholm Care Home has 61 reviews.

Overall Experience
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Date Published
  • 61
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  • 14
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Reviewer Connection to Grandholm Care Home
  • 30
  • 15
  • 4
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  • 1
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Total of 61, showing 61-61
Review from Ann R (Wife of Resident) published on 1 July 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My husband has been very happy and settled down well at Grandholm, suffering from Alzheimer's and Dementia it is all I can wish for. The staff are caring and friendly although often seem overstressed with a lot to cope with on occasion. Overall there is a happy atmosphere there.
Reply from Karen Paul, Manager at Grandholm Care HomeThank you for your kind words and for taking the time to leave a review.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.668)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.668) out of 10 for Grandholm Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 14 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.932 for Grandholm Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (151 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 161 Ratings = 4.932
  2. 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 4.736 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Grandholm Care Home is based on 14 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 3.85
    2. 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 79 registered maximum number of service users is 15.8. 14 Positive Reviews ÷ 15.8 = 0.886
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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: 27 Nov 2025
How well do we support people's wellbeing?
Adequate (3)
How good is our leadership?
Adequate (3)
How good is our staff team?
Good (4)
How good is our setting?
Good (4)
How well is care and support planned?
Adequate (3)
Care Inspectorate is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in Scotland. View Latest Report

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Awards / Recognitions (3)

Meet the Team (1)

Val

Val Buchan

Job Title: Service Manager Joined: 2021

Val qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 2010 and progressed into management roles shortly afterwards. She returned to Grandholm as Service Manager in 2021.


She holds a Bachelor of Nursing from Robert Gordon University and leads specialist dementia and end-of-life care within the home.


Val is proud of Grandholm’s stable staff team, personalised living spaces and welcoming communal areas, all of which support our residents to enjoy as fulfilling a life as possible in a safe, friendly, comfortable environment.

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