Penumbra Aberdeen Mental Health Service
Home care in Aberdeen. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Adequate |
| Care and support planning | Very good |
| Staff team | Weak |
| Leadership | Weak |
Details
- Type of care
- Home care
- Address
- Penumbra, The Mackenzie Building, 168 Skene Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1PE
- Telephone
- 01224 642854
- 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)
- 11.25
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
Evidence and freshness
This is a permanent CareFacts record built from the service’s regulator identifier. It is evidence from the public register, not a recommendation or a live vacancy check.
- CareFacts record ID
sCS2014329158- Regulator location ID
CS2014329158- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2026-08-10
A newer source release may change the registration, operator, capacity or rating shown here. CareFacts preserves the identifier so future real changes can be compared once more than one compatible snapshot exists.
Who this service is for
- Care at Home
The operator’s wider record
Penumbra runs 25 services in the UK with 284 beds. Across the estate:
- 15 excellent
- 8 good
- 2 need improvement
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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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