Mowat Court

Kirkton Road, Stonehaven AB39 2PB
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  • Mowat Court, Stonehaven
Based in the seaside town on Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, Mowat Court care home provides high-quality residential, nursing and dementia care on a permanent and short-term basis.

Residents are welcome to enjoy the shared facilities in the home, such as the hair and beauty salon and various lovely lounges. There is also a conservatory that looks out onto the home's beautiful garden where you can admire the colourful flower beds. Each bedroom at Mowat Court is spacious and tastefully furnished with en-suite facilities and a 24-hour nurse call system.

Mowat Court practices a person-centred approach to care. This means the team get to know each of the residents so they can create unique care and lifestyle plans to suit their needs.
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Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care

Care Types Provided

  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 46 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care

Facilities

  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Stairlift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1323
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1413
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1773
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1773

Nursing fees include the Funded Nursing Contribution (FNC) if you are eligible.
Fees are subject to a pre-admission needs assessment which is required to fully understand the level of care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge.


What’s included?
• All care and support including a monthly review of care plans
• All meals, snacks and drinks freshly prepared every day by our chef
• In-house café with homemade cakes, and a variety of speciality teas and coffees
• Access to gardens
• Activities and lifestyle programme
• All utilities and other accommodation costs
• Housekeeping and laundry services
• WiFi internet access


Please note, the weekly fee does not include hairdressing, chiropody or other healthcare visits or
appointments not covered by the NHS, toiletries, newspapers or magazines and any other privately arranged healthcare. Should you require an escort to hospital appointments, we may apply an agreed hourly charge for this service.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Mowat Court 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 £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.

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Moira Taylor (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (46)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (46)

Mowat Court Reviews (29)

9.1

Mowat Court has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.058) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Mowat Court has 29 reviews.

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Review from Aileen P (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 12 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I was delighted when we managed to secure a place for my mother-in-law at Mowat Court. My father had previously been a resident there and the staff were absolutely amazing at taking care of him. To my delight, there has been very few changes in staff and they immediately made my mother-in-law feel at
home. While at home she had refused to eat, wouldn’t sleep in her bed and had become very despondent. Within the first couple of days at Mowat Court, she was eating, taking an interest in her surroundings and sleeping all night in a bed. This is thanks to the lovely staff, they’ve encouraged her and nothing is a problem for them. She seems to have taken a new lease of life and happily sits and plays scrabble and dominoes. I can’t thank the management and staff enough, the difference we have seen in her has been unbelievable and we are so grateful that she is now a resident there.
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Review from VictoriaM (Daughter of Resident) published on 10 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum has been in Mowat Court care home for the past four years after having a stroke which also brought on vascular dementia. It was quite a difficult time for us as a family as Mum was ok mentally and physically before this. The staff have been very good with Mum as she had a lot of things to adjust
in her life. They are really patient with her and treat her as part of a big family, Mum thinks the staff all work for her and she has pet names for everyone.
The manager has been excellent with her and our family and, as with the rest of the staff, inform me when and if there is any sort of problem regarding Mum and her needs.
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Review from Fraser G (Grandson of Resident) published on 10 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have never seen my gran so happy recently since she moved to Mowat Court. The staff are outstanding, and she adores them all. So many wonderful activities keep her occupied and her health has improved, but most importantly, her smile has returned. This is a wonderful care home with incredible staff
and a lovely family feel. I am so happy
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Review from Fiona G (Daughter of Resident) published on 10 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My dad went to live at Mowat Court in June, we were not able to see his room due to Covid restrictions, the Manager kindly sent us photos of dad’s room beforehand. Everyone is very friendly and caring, there’s a nice feeling about the place.
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Review from Marilyn F (Wife of Resident) published on 10 January 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband has been a resident in Mowart Court for nearly 2 years. During this time he has been treated with the utmost care and dignity. The staff have gone over and above care, not only with my husband but other residents are all treated with love and dignity. Any issues are dealt with promptly. Residents
are well fed and nothing is too much trouble.
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Review from Stella W (Wife of Resident) published on 5 January 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband is very well cared for. The staff could not be more caring and kind to everyone. All extended family and friends agree with this. We do not regret putting my husband into Mowat Court would recommend it to anyone.
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Review from Sheila H (Daughter-in-law of Resident) published on 25 January 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My father-in-law was admitted to Mowat Court in January 2018 suffering from vascular dementia. Having had minimal experience of care homes, we were unsure as a family what to expect. What we found from his three years there was unwavering care, compassion and friendship. The staff really got to know
him and had a really good understanding of him and they developed an excellent relationship. The team led by the unit manager, are all definitely in the right job. Their communication to us as a family was always above and beyond the necessary. They were also extremely kind to my mother-in-law who was a frequent visitor. During lockdown, they regularly called her and sent her cards and pictures of her husband to reassure her that he was ok. He was always treated with kindness, respect and dignity. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Mowat Court - my mother-in-law has already told me that if necessary, she wants to go there!
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Review from M T (Wife of Resident) published on 15 March 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband was admitted for emergency respite care because of a bad case of shingles. His care from nurses and care workers was first class couldn't have been better. He was in respite care for 8 weeks apart from his dementia he is now on the road to recovery.
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Review from George M (Son of Resident) published on 20 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mother entered Mowat Court after a second stroke. At first glance, my wife's and I assessment was that the facility itself was rather average in appearance, and indeed, could use some sprucing up. It was obvious that a bit of money needed to be spent on it to counteract the wear and tear that it
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However, not enough can be said about how utterly fantastic the staff are and the care, concern and friendship they displayed consistently to my mother with her time there. They truly treated her with the utmost of respect and dignity, took the time to get to know her as a person and to communicate personally to my wife and I as well. The manager is first-class and has pulled together a team of dedicated and devoted nurses and carers that ALWAYS went above and beyond the call of duty.


We ended up needing to move mum to a new care home because of distance from family and mum was very sad to leave all the friends she made while at Mowat Court. That in itself speaks volumes.

Reply from Samantha Debenham, Marketing Support Administrator at Mowat Court

We are delighted with the positive comments and scores for the care and support we provided your mother at Mowat Court and we are grateful for your constructive feedback. We are pleased to confirm that a substantial refurbishment of the home is due to commence in May 2017 and we are looking forward to unveiling its newly improved facilities later this year.

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Current Review Score: 9.1 (9.058)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.1 (9.058) out of 10 for Mowat Court is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.3 out of 5 from 6 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 4.806 for Mowat Court is calculated as follows: ( (58 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 72 Ratings = 4.806
  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 4.252 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Mowat Court is based on 6 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 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 = 3.6
    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 46 registered maximum number of service users is 9.2. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 9.2 = 0.652
  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: 29 Oct 2024
How well do we support people's wellbeing?
Very good (5)
How good is our leadership?
Very good (5)
How good is our staff team?
Very good (5)
How good is our setting?
Good (4)
How well is care and support planned?
Very good (5)
Care Inspectorate is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in Scotland. View Latest Report

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Meet the Team (1)

Moira

Moira Taylor

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2025

I have a Diploma in Higher Education in Nursing and a BA in nursing.


I also have a NEBS management certificate.


I’ve worked in management since 2001, so I have many years of experience. My last role was also as a care home manager for another organisation where we won care home of the year twice. It was a terrific achievement and one I am really proud of.


I chose to join Care UK because Mowat Court has a good reputation and is also in a great location for me as it is closer to home. I am looking forward to continuing the great work that is already being done here.


In my role, you need to be hard working and be a good communicator. As a manager, you also have to be willing to support colleagues and help them progress in their careers should they want to. For me, it is important that colleagues, residents and their relatives feel I am available to them, to listen and to provide help when it’s needed. Being able to listen and act on feedback is critical.


One of the best parts of working in a care home is the interaction between people. My favourite aspect is being able to get to know residents, their families and finding out what we can do to make things even better. We are all here to make a positive difference to people’s lives; when we do, it is so rewarding.


Outside of work, I love spending time with my grandchildren. I also enjoy cycling and yoga.

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