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Care in Aberdeen

Care homes in
Aberdeen.

Meallmore has a care home in Aberdeen city - Pitfodels Wood in the west end (AB15) - plus homes in Ellon, Inverurie and along the Aberdeenshire coast. All offer residential, nursing and dementia care in warm, homely settings led by long-serving local managers with strong links to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and NHS Grampian community teams.

View our 3 homes

Our homes serving Aberdeen

3 homes serving Aberdeen

Why Meallmore

Care that feels like home

Pitfodels Wood sits in leafy west-end grounds off North Deeside Road - the sort of home where residents can walk in the garden after breakfast and their family can pop in on the way home from work. Chef-prepared meals using Scottish produce, en-suite rooms residents personalise, and activities shaped around each person's interests. Our teams work closely with Aberdeen Royal Infirmary discharge planners and have deep experience supporting families through moves from hospital or from home.

Areas we cover

Serving families across Aberdeen and nearby

  • Aberdeen West End
  • Cults
  • Bieldside
  • Ellon
  • Inverurie
  • Westhill

Council areas: Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council.

Local healthcare

Working with NHS teams in Aberdeen

Main hospitals

  • Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
  • Woodend Hospital
  • Roxburghe House

GP practices & community teams

Our Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire homes work with GP practices across the city and shire, including Cults Medical Practice, Peterculter Medical Practice, Ellon Medical Group and Inverurie Medical Practice.

A short guide

How to choose a care home in Aberdeen

Choosing a care home in Aberdeen starts with matching the type of care needed - residential, nursing, dementia, respite or palliative - to the right home, then working out which part of the city or shire suits the family. Proximity to family matters more than most people expect; a home 10 minutes from a daughter's door will usually see many more visits than one across town. Read the Care Inspectorate report for each home on your shortlist rather than just the grades - the language gives you a real sense of the culture. Visit at least twice, once ideally unannounced, and pay attention to how staff talk with residents, not just about them. Ask what a typical day looks like, how meals are handled, whether the person's routines can be kept, and how the home supports families through changing needs. In Aberdeen specifically, ask about links with Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian community teams and local GPs - continuity with familiar clinicians is a real comfort. Finally, trust your instincts on the atmosphere.

Still weighing things up? Read our funding guide or .

Frequently asked

Care in Aberdeen: your questions

  • Pitfodels Wood (AB15 9PN) in the city's west end. Auchtercrag House in Ellon and Grove in Inverurie are both within 20 miles if you'd like to compare.

  • Yes - Pitfodels Wood is registered for residential, nursing, dementia, respite and palliative care.

  • Across our Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire homes we offer residential, nursing, dementia, respite and palliative care. Weekly fees vary by home, room type and level of care - we price each stay individually after a short assessment. Scotland's Free Personal Care contribution of £260.30/week and, where nursing is needed, Free Nursing Care of £117.10/week come off the total; a family top-up may bridge any remaining gap. We accept Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Council placements with these contributions factored in. See our funding guide for the full picture.

  • Yes - Pitfodels Wood accepts respite bookings subject to availability and a short assessment.

  • Call Pitfodels Wood directly or use the enquiry form - the manager will call you back the same day to arrange a showround.

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