VSA @ Home
Supported living in Aberdeen, registered for 200 beds. Regulated by Care Inspectorate.
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Supporting wellbeing | Good |
| Care and support planning | Good |
| Staff team | Very good |
| Leadership | Very good |
Details
- Type of care
- Supported living
- Registered places
- 200
- Address
- V S A, 197 Broomhill Road, Aberdeen, AB10 7LN
- Telephone
- 01224 358144
- Registered provider
- Aberdeen Association of Social Service, a company limited by guarantee, trading as VSA
- Registered manager
- Shona Howitt
- Registered since
- 2021-07-20
- Local authority
- Aberdeen City
- Constituency
- Aberdeen South
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- SIMD decile 9 of 10 (1 = most deprived)
- Staff (whole-time equivalent)
- 9.45
- Regulator record
- View on careinspectorate.com
At 200 beds it is larger than 79% of the 14 supported living services in Aberdeen City.
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
sCS2021000167- Regulator location ID
CS2021000167- Current source release
- Care Inspectorate datastore, archived 2026-10-07
- CareFacts data rebuilt
- 2026-10-07
- Inspection evidence
- Latest published date 2026-02-17
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.
The operator’s wider record
Aberdeen Association of Social Service, a company limited by guarantee, trading as VSA runs 17 services in the UK with 635 beds. Across the estate:
- 4 excellent
- 12 good
- 1 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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