
care and personal attention that has been given to my partner is absolutely excellent.Catherine M(Wife of Resident/Service User)



care and personal attention that has been given to my partner is absolutely excellent.Catherine M(Wife of Resident/Service User)



Situated in Whitletts in the seaside town of Ayr, Claremont Care Home offers personalised nursing and nursing dementia care to older people.
Recently benefiting from an extensive refurbishment programme, residents at Claremont are sure to feel at home from the moment they walk through the door. Every area has been designed to enhance the daily lives of residents, from the comfortable lounges and dining spaces to the well equipped yet...
Care Provided by Claremont Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 80 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Claremont Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Claremont 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 £260.30 per week (if you are over the age of 65) and Free Nursing Care funding of up to £117.10 per week. This support is not reflected in this fee amount.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- HC-One
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Catherine Potts (General Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2020
Room Information
- Single Rooms (80)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (80)
Claremont Care Home Reviews (107)
Claremont Care Home has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.134) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Claremont Care Home has 107 reviews.
The staff have been excellent and I would highly recommend.
It also gives my dad a far better quality of life than he would have at home.
I'd like to see more helpful activities being practised, that I feel could benefit my mum. Thanks,
Thank you for taking the time to provide such positive feedback about Claremont. Every month our key workers devise a list of activities that are meaningful to each resident and these are carried out on resident of the day. Activity staff meet with residents every month and discuss previous and...
Paperwork for staff appears to be excessive. There is sometimes a delay in gaining entry at night. Staff are patient and attentive with residents.
Thank you for taking the time to provide such positive feedback about Claremont. Staff are required to keep accurate, up to date and timely records about residents but we do try to keep this minimal. To keep our residents safe we have a secure entrance at the front of the building. During busy periods it may take longer for staff to answer. We do appreciate this is not ideal.
It has been a great comfort to the family that mum is cared for by such wonderful staff. Her care needs are fully met and she is treated very much as an individual.
It's great to see her stable and she now laughs again.
I feel safe and secure.
Nearly always staff available if required unless they are busy which is understandable.
My mum is settled and content and that's all that matters.
Care has been excellent and Dad quite content in the Claremont, which is a huge relief to the family.
Mum enjoys the singalongs and the small dances. The staff join in with the residents. It is always nice to see so many smiling faces.
It was obviously an extremely anxious time for her and all the family but all made so much easier by the care and attention from all the staff at Claremont. She is settling in very well and we are all extremely happy with the excellent care provided.
Overall totally happy with staff and home.
Thank you for taking the time to provide such positive feedback about Claremont. We do try to maintain staff continuity in each unit but at times we do need to make some changes to ensure each unit is safely staffed, but we do appreciate that this is not ideal.
Management and staff are very helpful, sometimes they are short staffed. On the whole, things in Claremont Care Home are very good.
All staff do an excellent job and are on call constantly and also call twice to each room during the night. This being said, as my husband states, calls are made sometimes between 2 am and 6 am.
Please convey my sincere thanks to the unit managers and all their staff. It was a privilege to have come into contact with them.
He really seems to enjoy the food and his room and toilets are always spotless.
This care home is excellent to stay in. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Recommend to anyone to stay here.
My mother was happy and contented and really well looked after by the staff. She was normally smiling when we visited. We also witnessed ‘genuine’ care and chit-chat between the staff and my mother - by genuine I mean it was natural and not put on for our benefit.
She was always clean, tidy and regularly changed.
The staff have a very difficult and busy job, but they always made time for my mum or myself if I had any questions.
The staff are very pleasant and very helpful.
Mum has been here for almost 2 weeks respite. We have been very pleased with her support and care and hope to make this a permanent arrangement.
Efficient, friendly, professional yet homely.
Bed Vacancies
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News (13) & Events (0)
- 27 Aug 2025
HC-One Scotland’s Claremont Care Home in Whitletts, Ayr, Ayrshire, welcomed MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, Elaine Stewart, on Thursday 21st August. Residents and colleagues at the HC-One Scotland-owned care...
- 04 Jun 2025
HC-One care homes across Britain are preparing to open their doors to welcome in visitors from their local communities to join them in this year’s Care Home Open Week celebrations...
- 20 Nov 2024
HC-One care homes across the UK are marking International Men’s Day on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, which aims to raise awareness of men’s wellbeing. HC-One resident’s wellbeing is a key...
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Meet the Team (1)

“For me, kind care is always being respectful and ensuring that Residents maintain their dignity throughout their care journey.”
As a Registered Nurse, Catherine has gained a wealth of experience in providing care and nursing support to elderly people, to enrich their lives. She is a knowledgeable and dedicated leader who is passionate about delivering the highest standards in care and quality of life for Residents.
Catherine closely shares HC-One’s vision in aiming to provide the kindest care for each and every Resident. She extends this caring approach to her Colleagues and works closely with them to deliver care and support to Residents in a way that they gain the most benefit, in a warm and welcoming home.
She also works hard to arrange events and activities with nearby schools and clubs and is always keen to include the local community in life at Claremont.
When asked what she enjoys most about her role, Catherine remarked:
“There’s nothing more rewarding than making a difference to the lives of Residents and their loved ones.”
Outside of work, Catherine likes to wind down with a good book, she also enjoys cycling and spending with her three beautiful grandchildren.
If you would like to find out more information about Claremont, Catherine has an ‘Open Door Policy’ and would bepleased to welcome you for an informal discussion.
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