Care home · Aberdeen, Scotland

Northfield Lodge

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

Northfield Lodge is a care home in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, run by Aberdeen Association of Social Service, a company limited by guarantee, trading as VSA. It is registered for 18 people, with 18 single bedrooms.

Address
Provost Fraser Drive, Northfield, Aberdeen, AB16 7JY
Run by
Aberdeen Association of Social Service, a company limited by guarantee, trading as VSA
Type of provider
Charity or not-for-profit
Type of care home
Mental Health Problems
Places
18 (18 single rooms)
Main area of care
Mental health problems (other than dementia)
Also cares for
Mental health problems (other than dementia),
Council area
Aberdeen City
Registered
April 2002
Last inspection
6 May 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?4 · Good
How good is our staff team?5 · Very good
How good is our leadership?5 · Very good

Grades published 19 May 2026. Scale: 6 excellent, 5 very good, 4 good, 3 adequate, 2 weak, 1 unsatisfactory.

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Northfield Lodge compared with care homes (mental health problems) in Aberdeen City

  • Lowest grade. Its lowest grade is 4 (good). Of the other 7 care homes (mental health problems) in Aberdeen City, 2 have a higher lowest grade and 2 have the same. 57% 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 4.6); Care planning 4 (area average 4.6); Setting 4 (area average 4.3); Staff team 5 (area average 4.6); Leadership 5 (area average 4.1).
  • Last inspection. Inspected 6 months ago; the median for care homes (mental health problems) in Aberdeen City is 9 months.
  • Size. Registered for 18 people. The median is 8 for care homes (mental health problems) in Aberdeen City, and 71% are smaller.
  • Staffing. 7.7 staff reported for 18 places, or 0.43 per place. The median for care homes (mental health problems) in Aberdeen City is 0.88. 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. 0% of the other care homes (mental health problems) in Aberdeen City 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 (mental health problems) in Aberdeen City is 24.7 years.
  • Same provider. Aberdeen Association of Social Service, a company limited by guarantee, trading as VSA also runs 10 other regulated services in Scotland (4 care homes, 6 care at home) across 1 council area, including Arrdeir (Aberdeen City), VSA,450 Holburn Street (Aberdeen City), St. Aubins (Aberdeen City), Crosby House (Aberdeen City).
  • Health board. Aberdeen City sits in the NHS Grampian area.

Compared with the other 7 care homes (mental health problems) 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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