Alternatives West Dunbartonshire Community Drug Services Housing Support Unit
Supported living in Clydebank, registered for 16 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
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What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Very good |
| Care and support planning | Very good |
| Staff team | Very good |
| Leadership | Good |
Details
- Type of care
- Supported living
- Registered places
- 16
- Address
- 51 Jean Armour Drive, Clydebank, G81 2EX
- Telephone
- 01389 734 500
- Registered provider
- Alternatives West Dunbartonshire CDS, a company limited by guarantee
- Registered manager
- Donnie McGilvery
- Registered since
- 2004-11-17
- Local authority
- West Dunbartonshire
- Constituency
- West Dunbartonshire
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 1 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 27.77
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 16 beds it is larger than 56% of the 9 supported living services in West Dunbartonshire.
Evidence and freshness
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- CareFacts record ID
sCS2003054982- Regulator location ID
CS2003054982- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2017-11-02
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Complaints and enforcement
The Care Inspectorate publishes complaint and enforcement counts for the last three reporting years. For this service: 1 complaint upheld and 0 enforcements issued.
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Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07. Ratings and inspection dates are published by Care Inspectorate and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.
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