Care home · Aberdeen, Scotland

Northcote Lodge Care Home

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

Northcote Lodge Care Home is a care home in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, run by Northcote Lodge Trust. It is registered for 60 people, with 60 single bedrooms.

Address
191 Craigton Road, Aberdeen, AB15 7UB
Run by
Northcote Lodge Trust
Type of provider
Charity or not-for-profit
Type of care home
Older People
Places
60 (60 single rooms)
Main area of care
Older people - frailty
Also cares for
Hearing impairment, Learning difficulties, 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
Aberdeen City
Registered
June 2010
Last inspection
9 October 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?5 · Very good

Grades published 14 October 2025. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Northcote Lodge Care Home compared with care homes (older people) in Aberdeen City

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 5 (very good). Of the other 25 care homes (older people) in Aberdeen City, 0 have a higher lowest grade and 2 have the same. 68% of them are graded 4 (good) or better in every area, against 77% of all care homes in Scotland.
  • Grade by theme against the Aberdeen City average. Wellbeing 5 (area average 4.1); Care planning 5 (area average 4.0); Setting 5 (area average 4.2); Staff team 5 (area average 4.2); Leadership 5 (area average 4.1).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 13 months ago; the median for care homes (older people) in Aberdeen City is 6 months.
  • Size. Registered for 60 people. The median is 42 for care homes (older people) in Aberdeen City, and 60% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 69.6 staff reported for 60 places, or 1.16 per place. The median for care homes (older people) in Aberdeen City is 0.80. 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. 44% of the other care homes (older people) in Aberdeen City have at least one upheld complaint in the same period.
  • Registered. On the regulator's register since June 2010 (16.4 years); the median for care homes (older people) in Aberdeen City is 7.9 years.
  • Health board. Aberdeen City sits in the NHS Grampian area.

Compared with the other 25 care homes (older people) on this site in Aberdeen City. 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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