Care home · Glasgow, Scotland

Buchanan House Care Home

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

Buchanan House Care Home is a care home in Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, run by Buchanan House Care Limited. It is registered for 53 people, with 53 single bedrooms.

Address
5 Grampian Way, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 4SP
Run by
Buchanan House Care Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private)
Type of care home
Older People
Places
53 (53 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - dementia
Also cares for
Alcohol related brain injury, Acquired brain injury, Hearing impairment, Mental health problems (other than dementia), Neurological condition (other than dementia), Older people - dementia, Older people - frailty, Palliative and end of life care, Physical disability or illness, Visual impairment
Council area
East Dunbartonshire
Registered
August 2020
Last inspection
24 August 2026

Care Inspectorate grades

How well do we support people's wellbeing?5 · Very good
How well is care and support planned?4 · 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 4 September 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Buchanan House Care Home compared with care homes (older people) in East Dunbartonshire

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 13 care homes (older people) in East Dunbartonshire, 3 have a higher lowest grade and 10 have the same. 100% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the East Dunbartonshire average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.9); Care planning 4 (area average 4.5); Setting 5 (area average 4.7); Staff team 5 (area average 4.7); Leadership 4 (area average 4.4).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 3 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in East Dunbartonshire is 8 months.
  • Size. Registered for 53 people. The median is 60 for care homes (older people) in East Dunbartonshire, and 23% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 52.8 staff reported for 53 places, or 1.00 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in East Dunbartonshire is 0.97. 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. 31% of the other care homes (older people) in East Dunbartonshire have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since August 2020 (6.3 years); the median for care homes (older people) in East Dunbartonshire is 9.1 years.
  • Health board. East Dunbartonshire sits in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.

Compared with the other 13 care homes (older people) on this site in East Dunbartonshire. 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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