Care home · Aboyne, Scotland

Alastrean House

Good or better in every area graded (4/6) Care Inspectorate

Alastrean House is a care home in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, run by Balhousie Care Limited. It is registered for 44 people, with 44 single bedrooms.

Address
Tarland, Aboyne, AB34 4TA
Run by
Balhousie Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
44 (44 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - frailty
Also cares for
Hearing impairment, Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Palliative and end of life care, Physical disability or illness, Visual impairment
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Registered
March 2005
Last inspection
4 August 2026

Care Inspectorate grades

How well do we support people's wellbeing?4 · Good
How well is care and support planned?4 · Good
How good is our setting?4 · Good
How good is our staff team?4 · Good
How good is our leadership?4 · Good

Grades published 12 August 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Alastrean House compared with care homes (older people) in Aberdeenshire

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 38 care homes (older people) in Aberdeenshire, 3 have a higher lowest grade and 30 have the same. 87% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Aberdeenshire average. Wellbeing 4 (area average 4.3); Care planning 4 (area average 4.2); Setting 4 (area average 4.2); Staff team 4 (area average 4.2); Leadership 4 (area average 4.1).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 3 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in Aberdeenshire is 7 months.
  • Size. Registered for 44 people. The median is 39 for care homes (older people) in Aberdeenshire, and 63% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 31.1 staff reported for 44 places, or 0.71 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in Aberdeenshire is 0.96. 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. 16% of the other care homes (older people) in Aberdeenshire have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since March 2005 (21.7 years); the median for care homes (older people) in Aberdeenshire is 11.8 years.
  • Same provider. Balhousie Care Limited also runs 17 other regulated services in Scotland (17 care homes, 0 care at home) across 5 council areas, including Willowbank (Angus), Lisden (Angus), Antiquary House (Angus), Glens Nursing Home (Angus).
  • Health board. Aberdeenshire sits in the NHS Grampian area.

Compared with the other 38 care homes (older people) on this site in Aberdeenshire. 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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