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Care in Alloa

Care homes in
Alloa.

Meallmore's care home in Alloa is Parklands (FK10), with Airthrey around five miles south in the village of Airth. Both offer residential, nursing, dementia, respite and palliative care, led by long-serving local managers, with strong links to Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre and NHS Forth Valley community teams.

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Our homes serving Alloa

2 homes serving Alloa

Why Meallmore

Care that feels like home

Parklands is an Alloa home through and through: local staff, local GPs, and families who drop in on the way home from work. It offers chef-cooked Scottish meals, en-suite rooms residents fill with their own furniture and photographs, landscaped gardens and a daily rhythm built around who people actually are. Airthrey, a few minutes south in Airth, gives families a second option in the same style with views across the carse. Both teams are experienced in dementia care and work closely with Forth Valley Royal discharge planners when a move follows a hospital stay.

Areas we cover

Serving families across Alloa and nearby

  • Alloa
  • Sauchie
  • Tullibody
  • Clackmannan
  • Tillicoultry
  • Airth
  • Stirling

Council area: Clackmannanshire Council.

Local healthcare

Working with NHS teams in Alloa

Main hospitals

  • Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert
  • Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre, Sauchie
  • Stirling Community Hospital

GP practices & community teams

Parklands works with GP practices across Alloa, Sauchie and Tullibody, alongside NHS Forth Valley district nursing and community mental health teams.

A short guide

How to choose a care home in Alloa

Choosing a care home in Alloa is a manageable decision, because the local options are few and close together, but the questions still matter. Start with the type of care needed, residential, nursing, dementia, respite or palliative, and check the home is registered for the level likely to be needed in a year rather than only today, so a second move can be avoided. Read the full Care Inspectorate report rather than the top-line grades, and note what inspectors say about staffing and how residents spend their days. Visit at least twice, once unannounced if you can, and watch a mealtime and an activity rather than only touring the rooms. Ask what a typical day looks like, how routines and preferences are protected, how families are kept informed and what happens as needs increase. Locally, ask how the home works with Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Clackmannanshire Community Healthcare Centre and Alloa GP practices. Then trust the atmosphere.

Still weighing things up? Read our funding guide or .

Frequently asked

Care in Alloa: your questions

  • Parklands (FK10 1QY), in Alloa itself. Airthrey in Airth is around five miles south if you would like to compare.

  • Yes - Parklands is registered for residential, nursing and dementia care, and also supports respite and palliative care.

  • Residential, nursing, dementia, respite and palliative care. Weekly fees vary by room type and level of care, and 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 Clackmannanshire Council placements with these contributions factored in. See our funding guide for the full picture.

  • Yes - respite is available at Parklands subject to availability and a short assessment, with Airthrey as an alternative if the dates suit better.

  • Yes - Forth Valley Royal in Larbert is around twenty minutes away, and our team works closely with the discharge planners there.

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