Aaron House

Beeslack House, Edinburgh Road, Penicuik EH26 0QF
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9.8 48 Reviews
  • Aaron House, Penicuik
On the outskirts of Edinburgh in Penicuik, Aaron House is a lovely historic building comprising of the old mansion house and 2 newer wings. The care home is operated by Aurem care. The care home offers care and support to older people with nursing and care needs for up to 66 individuals and is one of the most highly thought of care facilities in the area.

The service is managed over 3 areas, Cowan, Errington and Beeslack, these areas are all different and are designed to create a homely feeling. There is a well established team, some have worked in Aaron House for many years and have a great passion to provide a truly person centred service to the people that live there.

It is a large home however it remains homely and cosy with many personal touches to make it a home not a service.

Aaron house is surrounded by extensive grounds and has an enclosed safe garden for people to use as they wish.
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Care Provided by Aaron House

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

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 66 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Convalescent Care
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1300 – £2100
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1300 – £2100
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1300 – £2100
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1300 – £2100
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: £1300 – £2100
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1300 – £2100
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1300 – £2100
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1300 – £2100

Fees are before Free Personal and Nursing Care contribution from the government, therefore a deduction of the agreed amount from the fees per week will be provided when in place. As a care home with nursing we will only accept residential rate at the self funded nursing level. Fees are updated for April each year.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Aaron House to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Contact Aaron House 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 Aaron House to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Angela Airlie (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Mixed (no single-gender units)
  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2010
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (65)

Visiting

  • Aaron House is delighted to welcome visitors at any time. Guests are kindly asked to sign in at the main reception or entrance. Well behaved dogs are also welcome to visit but must be kept on a lead.

Parking

  • Ample parking in front of reception and at the top of the home.

Aaron House Reviews (48)

9.8

Aaron House has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.829) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Aaron House has 48 reviews.

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Review from Anne M (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum has been a resident since early last year and the care she has received has been wonderful. Staff are always friendly and compassionate and nothing is too much bother. During the Covid-19 pandemic, they kept the residents safe and happy and kept in touch with relatives by phone, WhatsApp video
calls and Facebook posts of events taking place. When speaking to Mum, she says everyone is kind and she is well looked after. I am delighted I chose Aaron House for Mum and would recommended this care home 100%.
Reply from Phillip Smith, Managing Director at Aaron HouseMany thanks for your lovely feedback. We are delighted that Mum has settled and feels well looked after. Thank you again.
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Review from Diane W (Daughter of Resident) published on 12 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My mum has been in Aaron House for the past year, she has dementia. The staff are friendly and professional and have helped Mum greatly, the rooms are lovely and there are lots of activities for them to do. The meals are excellent and tailored for each person. Five stars to all.
Reply from Phillip Smith, Managing Director at Aaron HouseThank you for your lovely feedback. The team are always grateful to receive such positive words. I am glad that Mum is enjoying here stay at Aaron House.
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Review from D H (Husband of Resident) published on 27 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am always impressed by the extent to which the staff always talk to the residents even when there is minimal response.
Reply from Phillip Smith, Managing Director at Aaron HouseMany thanks for your kind review, it is always appreciative to receive praise for our care teams.
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Review from D M (Husband of Resident) published on 26 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Choosing a care home is too important to be left to chance - in my opinion, all facilities in a particular area should be visited if possible, ideally with other family members or friends for individual opinions. In my case 20 care homes were visited. A shortlist was chosen - then ultimately Aaron
House. It has three wings, expansion bringing extra purpose-built space and light. Being part of a care home group Aaron House can offer shared services - for example, daily and monthly publications delivering attractions helpful for activities coordinators. Management/relatives discussion come monthly, with reasonable and sensible suggestions from all acted upon quickly, in my experience. Staff, I have learned, generally have long service at Aaron House. This suggests to me satisfaction and close ties, both for residents and staff. This care home ticks the boxes for standards generally expected of all well-managed homes; with staff, cleanliness and activities particularly outstanding. Aaron House has generous gardens with patios serving each wing, a boon in summer months when day trips to beaches and parks in The Lothians are also organised.
Reply from Phillip Smith, Managing Director at Aaron HouseThank you for your very comprehensive feedback. We are delighted that Aaron House has met your expectations and thank you again for your recommendation.
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Review from D T (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
All of the carers work hard and are good with residents. They could do with being in the same section at all times, instead of being moved to different departments as the resident gets used to the same ones and that helps them, especially when they need their care and they get to trust them too.
Reply from Phillip Smith, Managing Director at Aaron HouseThank you for your review and kind comments relating to the care team. With regard to the lower scoring sections of the review, we will endeavour to focus on these areas. Thank you again.
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Review from C H (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 February 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Carers are amazing, can't do enough for service users and their families.
Staff nurses will take as much time as needed with families and the service users.
They need to keep staff in the same unit to help dementia users to have as much repetition as possible. All staff are very helpful.
Reply from Phillip Smith, Managing Director at Aaron HouseThank you for your review of Aaron House and your kind comments regarding the care team. Your comment re movement is noted - I will be discussing with the Home. Thank you again
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Review from A B (Daughter of Resident) published on 25 August 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
A welcoming place to visit my mum. The staff know her really well now and this gives me great comfort. From the manager down to the cleaners they are all friendly and approachable. Current activities coordinator really interacts with the residents. A good atmosphere too.
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Review from H W (Daughter of Resident) published on 2 June 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My father has been in this care home for 4 years. He is very happy here and calls it his hotel. He has a very good rapport with the staff and enjoys the various activities and outings.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.829)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.829) out of 10 for Aaron House 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 20 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 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 4.829 for Aaron House is calculated as follows: ( (197 Excellents x 5) + (34 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 234 Ratings = 4.829
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Aaron House is based on 20 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 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 4
    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 66 registered maximum number of service users is 13.2, which has been reached with 20 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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: 19 Mar 2024
How well do we support people's wellbeing?
Good (4)
How good is our leadership?
Good (4)
How good is our staff team?
Very good (5)
How good is our setting?
Good (4)
How well is care and support planned?
Good (4)
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)

Angela

Angela Airlie

Job Title: Home Manager Joined: 2026

Angela brings more than 30 years’ experience in health and social care to the role, having supported people, families and staff across a wide range of care settings throughout her career. She is widely recognised for her commitment to high-quality, person-centred care and for working closely with teams to create safe, supportive and positive environments where everyone can thrive.

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