Stormont Lodge Care Home

Kirk Wynd, Blairgowrie PH10 6HN
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9.7 26 Reviews
  • Stormont Lodge Care Home, Blairgowrie
Stormont Lodge Care Home is a well appointed property located in Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Stormont became part of the group in November 2007 and provides care for up to 32 residents.

The home is located in a popular residential area, less than a mile from the town centre and has its own extensive grounds - perfect for residents to enjoy a choice of indoor and outdoor activities. The original property was constructed in the mid 1800’s, and was extended in 1999. The home caters for residents requiring both long term and respite care.

Blairgowrie is situated on the River Ericht and is a busy rural town in the Perthshire hills with a strong farming and textile tradition. It has now grown into a well known tourist centre having easy access to the mountains and hills that surround it.

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Care Provided by Stormont Lodge Care Home

  • Primary Care Categories
  • Dementia
  • Older Person Care
  • Respite Care
  • Care Types Provided
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 32 Service Users
  • Privately Owned
  • Care Offered
  • Alzheimer's
  • Other Care Provided
  • Convalescent Care
  • End of Life Care
  • Own GP if required
  • Palliative Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Dawn Forbes (Home Manager)
  • Admission Criteria
    • Ages 60+
  • Room Information
    • Single Rooms (30)
    • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)
  • Care Home Design/Build
    • Purpose Built: No

Funding & Fees Guide for Stormont Lodge Care Home

  • Funding Types Accepted
  • Self funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top-Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Funding
  • Weekly Charges per Person
    • Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,405
    • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,405
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care from £1,405
    • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care from £1,405

  • These rates include £248.70 personal and nursing care. If the local council provides this, the Funder will only pay from £1156.30
  • (these prices are only a guideline, please contact Stormont Lodge Care Home to find out the exact price for your requirements)

Facilities

  • Close to Local shops
  • Gardens
  • Lift
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Near Public Transport
  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access
  • Television point in own room
  • Wheelchair Access

Stormont Lodge Care Home Reviews (26)

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Stormont Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.695) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Stormont Lodge Care Home has 26 reviews.

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Review from A C (Son of Resident) published on 25 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mum has been so much better since she moved here.
She is much more alert, she is eating well, and has much more attention.
She is always telling me how happy she is here. She knows she is in the right place.
It is always a pleasure to visit.
The staff are always welcoming and helpful.
The reports
are comprehensive and reassuring.

Reply from David Kerr, Communications Team at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you for taking the time to write this excellent review of Stormont Lodge. It's reassuring to hear how happy your mother is since moving in, that you've seen positive changes for the better in her welfare and that you find our team to be so helpful. They will be so pleased to hear this.


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Review from Ian C (Son of Resident) published on 22 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mum moved here in March 2024 and was very poorly when she arrived. She has now gained weight and has her old spark back again. Here at Stormont they not only deal with her physical needs but also her mental health. She is now 97 and says she is looking forward to reaching 100. Our thanks go to all
the staff.

Reply from David Kerr, Communications Team at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you for taking the time to write this wonderful review. It's lovely to hear how well your mum has taken to life at Stormont Lodge and the positive impact it's having on her wellbeing. The team will be so pleased with your feedback.


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Review from S H (Daughter of Resident) published on 18 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Overall we have had a good experience since having contact with Stormont Lodge. All staff are caring and attentive, food is good and plentiful.
The home is generally in good decorative order, bright and pleasant to sit in.

Reply from David Kerr, Communications Team at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you for writing this lovely review of Stormont Lodge. It's great to hear that you've found our staff to be attentive, the food to be good and our home to be a pleasant one overall. The team will be really pleased to have your feedback.


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Review from Lindsay C (Son of Resident) published on 18 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a family, we cannot praise the staff at Stormont highly enough. They treat our mother with so much love and kindness and with the utmost of respect and dignity. Our mum has been in the home since February of this year and settled in very quickly and this was down to no small part of the hard work
and dedication of the staff. Only the other week she commented to us that she was so pleased and happy that we had managed to get her a place at the home. Mum loves all the activities, especially the dancing and very much enjoys the social aspects of mixing with the other residents in the lounge. Communication with the senior staff is always first class, they are so welcoming and nothing is any bother.

Reply from David Kerr, Communications Team at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you for taking the time to write this excellent and heartwarming review. It's great to hear how at home your mum feels at Stormont Lodge, how well she is socialising with her fellow residents and how welcoming your family has found the team overall. They will be delighted to have this feedback.


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Review from A M (Daughter of Resident) published on 13 May 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Overall, a really high standard of individualised care and I feel very fortunate that we chose Stormont Lodge for my mum to live. Staff warm and welcoming when we visit. Share information that's relevant and always open to change or to improve things. Always a positive approach to the challenges that
everyday care brings which is really reassuring. Really believe the team are so hardworking and do this with kindness and understanding. Definitely strong leadership too - management team are so helpful.

Reply from Anna Gunn, Communications Team at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you very much for taking the time to submit a review. It's lovely to hear how warm and welcoming you find the staff at Stormont Lodge and how positive you have found their approach to challenges. We will be sure to pass on your kind words to our hardworking team there - they will be so pleased to read it! Thank you again.


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Review from S B (Power of Attorney of Resident) published on 24 April 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Majority of staff are wonderful and so kind and thoughtful. The only downside is that there doesn't seem to be a lot of activities. I get monthly updates emailed to me, plus six-monthly assessments, which are helpful for assessing the person.

Reply from Anna Gunn, Communications Team at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you very much for taking the time to submit a review. It's lovely to hear how kind and thoughtful you have found the staff within Stormont Lodge. We have taken note of your mention of activities, however, there is a full range of activities within the home week-on-week, including trips out, musical entertainment and, newly started, a dance class. Our team at home can email you the activity planner so you can see the options available. Also, we have a closed group Facebook page, especially for friends and relatives of our residents, where you can see all the activities and events that take place each week. If you would like to join, please contact the home, and they will help you access the group.


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Review from Alan C (Son of Resident) published on 23 April 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I arrived today at 12.30 to visit Mum - had not realised that this was lunchtime. However, this gave me the opportunity to see lunch being served. There were two courses, soup and a choice of Sunday Roast or sandwiches. Mum took soup and the Roast Beef, which she thoroughly enjoyed. The catering and
care are of a very high standard, and I am very grateful for the way Mum is looked after.

Reply from Anna Gunn, Communications Team at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you for your lovely review! Your experience of visiting during lunchtime sounds wonderful, and it's great to hear how much your mum enjoyed the soup and Roast Beef! We'll be sure to pass on your kind words to the hard-working team.


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Review from Stephanie C (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 23 April 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy with all the care my gran receives. The staff go above and beyond for my gran. Stormont Lodge is an amazing, special care home. I am so thankful to all the staff and managers for everything. I can't put into words how grateful I am. The manager is amazing, and all the staff are. Thank
you so much, and my gran's sister is very grateful.

Reply from Anna Gunn, Communications Team at Stormont Lodge Care Home

What a lovely review, thank you for taking the time to share your experiences at Stormont Lodge. To hear how happy you are with the care your gran receives, and how amazing you have found the staff, will mean the world to our team there. Thank you again.


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Review from G T (Son of Resident) published on 22 April 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It's always a pleasant time visiting my mother. She looks well and is obviously very well looked after.
The staff are very helpful and they all care for her needs.
Thank you to everyone who is assisting my very needy mother.

Reply from Anna Gunn, Communications Team at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you very much for taking the time to submit a review. We are so pleased to hear how well looked after your mother is at Stormont Lodge and how helpful you have found the staff. We will be sure to pass on your kind words to our hardworking team there. Thank you again!


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Review from Lindsay C (Son of Resident) published on 12 April 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our mum has been a resident now for six weeks. It was a very big step for her and the family making this decision but we could not be more certain this was the correct way ahead and 100% correct choice of home.
Mum is almost 97 years of age and has been living happily in her own family home that she’s
been in since 1957. This makes it all the more remarkable that she settled in immediately with no concerns about not being in her own house. This we can only put down to the exceptional care and kindness she has received from all the staff. Mum had been very ill with a chest infection prior to being admitted to the home. The massive improvement in her health and overall wellbeing within only a few days was heartening for all the family, it was simply wonderful to see.
Mum loves all the activities and entertainment that is provided, the staff really go above and beyond to see the residents receive plenty of stimulation and enjoyment.

Reply from Melanie Brockway, Brand & Communications Manager at Stormont Lodge Care Home

What a wonderful review. Thank you so much for taking the time to write it for us. It means everything to us all to read how much difference our care has made to your mum, and in this case, so quickly and, as you say, after so much time living in her family home. We never underestimate the impact that making the decision to move into a care home has on a family and their loved one. So, it is especially welcome to have your words confirm what a positive move this has been for you all. We will be certain to pass on your kind words to our hardworking staff. And sincere thanks once again.


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Review from Innes K (Brother of Resident) published on 23 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The home is clean and warm. Also, the staff are very committed to good, quality care.

Reply from Anna Gunn, Communications Team at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you very much for your kind review. We are so pleased to hear how committed you find the staff are to providing quality care to your brother. We will make sure your comments are passed on to the team at Stormont Lodge.


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Review from Elaine L (Daughter of Resident) published on 2 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am more than happy with my mother's care. The staff are all really lovely towards our family and nothing is too much trouble. Mum is happy, clean and eats well. The manager is so helpful and friendly and goes beyond her duties, supporting me when my dog died and taking time out of her busy day when
she noticed I was upset. Staff should feel proud as they provide excellent care to both residents and family members.

Reply from Jamie Hall, Brand and Communications Executive at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you very much for your lovely review. We are so glad you are happy with the care your mum has received and the support our hard-working colleagues have given you as a family. We will pass on your kind words to the staff, who take so much pride and will be delighted to read them. Thanks again.


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Review from Siobhan N (Daughter of Resident) published on 26 January 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Respite care for my elderly father. Professional care, kind and caring. Would definitely recommend to family and friends.

Reply from Melanie Brockway, Brand & Communications Manager at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review for our Stormont Lodge Care Home. We're so glad to hear your respite care experience was all you would wish and would recommend to others. Hearing this makes all the difference to our hardworking staff and we'll be sure to pass on your words.


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Review from E H (Niece of Resident) published on 9 November 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are always welcoming, my aunt is well cared for. She is always well-dressed and clean. My aunt can be a little grumpy but all the staff know how to deal with her.

Reply from Gillian Drummond, Brand and Communications Manager at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you so much for your rating of Stormont and your kind words. We'll be sure to pass this on to our hardworking staff.


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Review from R S (Niece of Resident) published on 14 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I was very happy with all that was discussed at the review and pleased with the care being provided from staff at Stormont Lodge.

Reply from Melanie Brockway, Brand & Communications Executive at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We're glad to hear you are pleased with the care of your family member and will pass this on to our hardworking staff.


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Review from Mhairi T (Daughter of Resident) published on 22 September 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The difference in my Mum's health and quality of life since moving into Stormont Lodge is amazing. She looks so much healthier, her skin is better and she had put weight on.
I love to see her smile and the staff are so kind to her and myself.

Reply from Melanie Brockway, Brand & Communications Executive at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you so much for taking the time to write your wonderful review. It means the world to us and our hardworking team to hear of the difference you're seeing in your mum's health and quality of life since joining Stormont Lodge. Exactly what we strive for! We'll be sure to pass your lovely words on to the staff. Thank you once again.


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Review from C R (Niece of Resident) published on 25 August 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My aunt has been a resident of Stormont for 18 months. She is well cared for, enjoys the company of the staff and residents and feels safe, emotionally and physically. The communication from the home is excellent. We can visit or talk to my aunt on the phone at any time. The care staff are genuine and
caring and know my aunt well.

Reply from Melanie Brockway, Brand & Communications Executive at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review for us. It means the world to our staff to see their hard work makes a difference. We're so happy to hear your aunt feels safe - so important - and communication works well. We'll be sure to pass your comments on. Thank you once again.


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Review from Lesley B (Daughter of Resident) published on 22 August 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Mum is happy and enjoys the activities. Loves the staff, like family now. Had Mum out for lunch and on returning they were so pleased to see her and made her feel special. Mum was so pleased to see them too and tell them about her lunch out. This is fantastic to see. All the staff are great with Mum.

Reply from Melanie Brockway, Brand & Communications Executive at Stormont Lodge Care Home

What a wonderful review - thank you for taking the time to write it for us. We're all so glad to know how happy your mum is in her home. We'll be sure to pass the comments on to our hardworking staff. Thank you once again.


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Review from Judith K (Daughter of Resident) published on 8 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My mother did not want to go into a home but has settled better than expected due to staff attention and care. Some areas I have limited knowledge of care homes, but definitely would recommend.

Reply from Gillian Drummond, Brand and Communications Manager at Stormont Lodge Care Home

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us. We're happy to hear that your mother has settled into Balhousie Stormont. Will definitely pass this on to the team.


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Review from D H (Son of Resident) published on 12 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I am very pleased with the treatment my mother receives. She is well cared for, well fed and the staff are very attentive to her needs.
The only problem we have had is the way they did not follow up on an eye appointment she was expecting from hospital.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.695)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.695) out of 10 for Stormont Lodge Care Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 11 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.695 for Stormont Lodge Care Home is calculated as follows: ( (97 Excellents x 5) + (28 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 131 Ratings = 4.695

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Stormont Lodge Care Home is based on 11 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 32 registered maximum number of service users is 6.4, which has been reached with 11 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Inspectorate (CI) Rating

Date: 12 Dec 2024

How well do we support people's wellbeing? Adequate

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How good is our leadership? Adequate

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How good is our staff team? Adequate

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How good is our setting? Adequate

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How well is care and support planned? Adequate

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Care Inspectorate is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in Scotland.

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Meet the Team (1)

Dawn

Dawn Forbes

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2025

Dawn has grown within BCG for over seven years, starting her career at our Lisden Care Home in Kirriemuir. She has consistently impressed, stepping up from Care Assistant to Senior Carer, gained increasing qualifications with BCG, and transferred to Stormont Lodge over a year ago to take up the role as Deputy Manager and now achieved her promotion as Home Manager.


Frequently Asked Questions about Stormont Lodge Care Home

What types of Care is Stormont Lodge Care Home registered for?

Older Person Care, Dementia & Respite Care are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.

What additional types of Care does Stormont Lodge Care Home provide?

Palliative Care, Convalescent Care, Own GP if required & End of Life Care are other types of care provided.

How many Rooms does Stormont Lodge Care Home have?

There are 30 Single Rooms.

What are the Facilities & Services at Stormont Lodge Care Home?

Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Minibus or other transport, Lift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Phone Point in own room, Television point in own room & Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.

How far is Stormont Lodge Care Home to the centre of Blairgowrie?

0.3 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.