In brief
Dementia care for families in Aberdeen
For north-east families, the decision is usually a balance between staying close to the city and staying close to the community someone knows. Our homes cover both, in Aberdeen itself and out into Aberdeenshire.
Each is registered for dementia care alongside nursing and residential care, with dementia-trained teams, steady daily routines, safe walking space and gardens residents actually use.
Registering for nursing in the same home means that when health needs increase - as they usually do with dementia - the person can stay where they have settled.
Where this care is provided
3 homes offering dementia care near Aberdeen
Looking more widely? See all Meallmore homes in Aberdeen.
The detail
What dementia care looks like in the north east
Care plans are written with the family and hold the personal history alongside the clinical detail, because knowing who someone was is what makes good dementia care possible.
Teams are trained in dementia communication and in reading distress expressed through behaviour, responding by changing the approach or the environment first. Medication is reviewed regularly with the GP practice.
Days are built on familiarity: the same faces, meals at the times people expect, music, baking, gardening, and family welcome without a rigid visiting slot.
Next steps
Arranging dementia care in Aberdeen
Aberdeen City or Aberdeenshire social work will normally carry out a needs assessment depending on where the person lives, followed by a financial assessment if council funding is being considered. Private placements can be arranged alongside that process.
Visit if you can, at an ordinary time of day, and ask about night staffing and how the home supports people who walk with purpose.
Availability moves week to week - tell us the areas that work for you and we will be straight with you about what is possible.
Areas we cover
Families travel to us from Aberdeen and nearby
- Aberdeen West End
- Cults
- Bieldside
- Ellon
- Inverurie
- Westhill
Council areas: Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council.
Common questions
Dementia care in Aberdeen: your questions
Families come to us from Aberdeen city, the West End, Cults, Bieldside, Westhill, Ellon, Inverurie and the surrounding towns. See all our Aberdeen area homes.
Yes. The homes listed here are registered for dementia care and nursing care with registered nurses on site.
Fees depend on the home, the room and the level of care. Free personal and nursing care contributions apply in Scotland, and the council may fund more following a financial assessment. See our care home costs guide.
Often yes. A respite stay lets the person moving get used to the home and lets you see the team on an ordinary day rather than a tour.
It is usually a pattern rather than one event: falls, nights, weight loss, medication going wrong, or a carer whose own health is going. Our guide on when to move to a dementia care home goes through it, and your GP can advise on the health side.
Before you decide
Guides worth reading first
- When is it time for a dementia care home?
- Choosing a dementia care home in Scotland
- What is dementia?
- How much does a care home cost in Scotland?
Everything we have written on dementia sits together in our Dementia Knowledge Hub.
Important - please read
The information on this page is general guidance about care in Aberdeen. It is not legal, financial or medical advice, and Meallmore cannot accept liability for decisions made on the basis of it.
- Always check your own position with a trained professional: your GP or healthcare team for anything health related, an independent regulated adviser for money, a solicitor for legal matters, and your local council for needs and financial assessments.
- In an emergency, or if someone's health is getting worse quickly, call 999. For urgent advice that is not an emergency, phone NHS 24 on 111. Please do not use this page in place of medical help.
- Care rates, thresholds and council policies change, and availability moves week to week, so confirm current figures and vacancies with us before relying on them.
None of this is a reason to put off asking for help. If you would like to talk it through with a team who do this every day, we are very happy to hear from you, and there is no obligation either way.
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