Penumbra Aberdeen Mental Health Service
Supported living in Aberdeen, registered for 160 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
Good
Inspected within the last year
Published 2025-09-10
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
- 160
- Address
- The Mackenzie Building, 168 Skene Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1PE
- Telephone
- 01224 640 351
- Registered provider
- Penumbra
- Registered manager
- Rachel Canavan
- Registered since
- 2014-09-01
- Local authority
- Aberdeen City
- Constituency
- Aberdeen North
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 10 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 26.9
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 160 beds it is larger than 71% of the 14 supported living services in Aberdeen City.
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.
The operator’s wider record
Penumbra runs 27 services in the UK with 308 beds. Across the estate:
- 17 excellent
- 10 good
Other supported living services in Aberdeen City
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Very good Inspected within the last year
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Very good Inspected within the last year
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Very good Last inspected about 2 years ago
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Very good Inspected within the last year
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Very good Inspected within the last year
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Very good Last inspected about a year ago
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Very good Last inspected about 9 years ago
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Very good Last inspected about 10 years ago
Source: Care Inspectorate datastore, 30 June 2026. 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.