Care home · Hamilton, Scotland

Abercorn House Care Home

Very good or better in every area graded (5/6) Care Inspectorate

Abercorn House Care Home is a care home in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, run by Sanctuary Care Limited. It is registered for 57 people, with 57 single bedrooms.

Address
184-192 Low Waters Road, Hamilton, ML3 7QH
Run by
Sanctuary Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
57 (57 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - frailty
Council area
South Lanarkshire
Registered
June 2020
Last inspection
13 February 2026

Care Inspectorate grades

How well do we support people's wellbeing?5 · Very good
How well is care and support planned?5 · Very good
How good is our setting?5 · Very good
How good is our staff team?5 · Very good
How good is our leadership?5 · Very good

Grades published 4 March 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Abercorn House Care Home compared with care homes (older people) in South Lanarkshire

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 5 (very good). Of the other 37 care homes (older people) in South Lanarkshire, 0 have a higher lowest grade and 4 have the same. 51% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the South Lanarkshire average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.1); Care planning 5 (area average 3.9); Setting 5 (area average 4.0); Staff team 5 (area average 4.1); Leadership 5 (area average 4.0).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 9 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in South Lanarkshire is 8 months.
  • Size. Registered for 57 people. The median is 50 for care homes (older people) in South Lanarkshire, and 57% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 43.0 staff reported for 57 places, or 0.75 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in South Lanarkshire is 0.77. Reported staff numbers are a rough guide, not a safe-staffing measure, so ask the service how it staffs each shift.
  • Complaints and enforcement. The Care Inspectorate datastore records no upheld complaints and no enforcement notices for this service in 2025-26 and 2026-27 to date. 41% of the other care homes (older people) in South Lanarkshire have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since June 2020 (6.4 years); the median for care homes (older people) in South Lanarkshire is 15.1 years.
  • Same provider. Sanctuary Care Limited also runs 13 other regulated services in Scotland (12 care homes, 1 care at home) across 10 council areas, including Forefaulds Care Home (South Lanarkshire), Birch House Care Home (Aberdeen City), Park Lodge Care Home (Aberdeenshire), Pitcairn Lodge Nursing Home (Aberdeenshire).
  • Health board. South Lanarkshire sits in the NHS Lanarkshire area.

Compared with the other 37 care homes (older people) on this site in South Lanarkshire. Source: Care Inspectorate datastore. Grades describe the last inspection, not the service today.

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Paying for care in Scotland (2026/27)

  • Free personal care for adults assessed as needing it, at any age: in a care home the council pays £260.30 a week towards personal care, plus £117.10 a week for nursing care if needed.
  • Care home fees are means-tested: savings above £36,750 mean you pay the rest of the fee yourself; below £22,750 savings are ignored, and £1 a week is counted for every £250 in between.
  • Personal care at home (help with washing, dressing, eating) is free once the council assesses the need; other help at home may be charged.

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Service details and grades from the Care Inspectorate datastore, checked November 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is an independent directory and does not provide care.

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