Pitcairn Lodge Nursing Home
Care home in Westhill, registered for 55 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Good |
| Care and support planning | Very good |
| Setting | Very good |
| Staff team | Very good |
| Leadership | Very good |
Details
- Type of care
- Care home
- Registered places
- 55
- Address
- Kirkston of Skene, Westhill, AB32 6XT
- Telephone
- 01224 742 888
- Registered provider
- Sanctuary Care Limited
- Registered manager
- Ruth Witkowski
- Registered since
- 2020-06-30
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Constituency
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 8 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 36
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 55 beds it is larger than 84% of the 55 care homes in Aberdeenshire.
Evidence and freshness
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- CareFacts record ID
sCS2019378614- Regulator location ID
CS2019378614- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2026-03-19
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
- Older People
- Older people - dementia
- Older people - frailty
- Palliative and end of life care
The operator’s wider record
Sanctuary Care Limited runs 99 services in the UK with 4,823 beds. Across the estate:
- 7 excellent
- 85 good
- 5 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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