Care home · Aberdeen, Scotland

Beannachar

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

Beannachar is a care home in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, run by Beannachar Limited. It is registered for 18 people, with 18 single bedrooms.

Address
South Deeside Road, Banchory Devenick, Aberdeen, AB12 5YL
Run by
Beannachar Limited
Type of provider
Charity or not-for-profit
Type of care home
Learning Disabilities
Places
18 (18 single rooms)
Main area of care
Learning difficulties
Also cares for
Autism spectrum disorders, Learning difficulties,
Council area
Aberdeenshire
Registered
April 2002
Last inspection
18 December 2025

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?4 · Good

Grades published 16 January 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Beannachar compared with care homes (learning disabilities) in Aberdeenshire

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 14 care homes (learning disabilities) in Aberdeenshire, 2 have a higher lowest grade and 7 have the same. 64% 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 5 (area average 4.2); Care planning 5 (area average 4.3); Setting 5 (area average 4.2); Staff team 5 (area average 4.3); Leadership 4 (area average 4.3).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 11 months ago; the median for care homes (learning disabilities) in Aberdeenshire is 8 months.
  • Size. Registered for 18 people. The median is 5 for care homes (learning disabilities) in Aberdeenshire, and 100% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 57.4 staff reported for 18 places, or 3.19 per place. The median for care homes (learning disabilities) in Aberdeenshire is 1.59. 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. 7% of the other care homes (learning disabilities) in Aberdeenshire have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since April 2002 (24.7 years); the median for care homes (learning disabilities) in Aberdeenshire is 24.7 years.
  • Health board. Aberdeenshire sits in the NHS Grampian area.

Compared with the other 14 care homes (learning disabilities) 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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