Camilla House Care Home in Edinburgh
Camilla House Care Home is a grade II listed building, that lies in a conservation area of Edinburgh.
Our long-standing and dedicated team provide dementia care, nursing care and short-term respite care breaks.
In the home’s recent Care Inspectorate report, Camilla House was rated Good in all of the areas inspected. Comments in the report included: “I and the family are delighted by the care that he is getting” and “top quality, could not ask for more”.
Situated in the Grange, a desirable area of the capital city of Scotland, the staff at the home spend a lot of time taking residents, who receive nursing care and dementia care, to some truly wonderful places nearby.
Our Edinburgh care home
Our dementia care home in Edinburgh was refurbed to a beautiful standard in 2021. Our home is a grade II listed building with charm and original features. It is bright, airy, and a great place for our residents to live. With high ceilings and cornicing in our stunning lounge and dining area to our grand staircase and en-suite bedrooms, we really are proud of the home Camilla House is today.
Our Edinburgh care home is in the perfect location with so much to do on our doorstep. If you step outside Camilla House, there is King’s Theatre, where we like to take residents for shows and the all-important Christmas pantomime. There is also Usher Hall, a spectacular concert hall which our residents adore. At the national library of Scotland in Edinburgh, the team are able to take residents to listen to musical performances and exchange books.
Within walking distance of the home, the local church has a dementia café, where we take residents to spend time with people from other nursing homes in the area. Camilla House is also very lucky to have the Hibernian Football Club nearby in Leith, which embraces us at a club it runs for people living with dementia.
Our residents are welcomed along to meet the great players from the good old days, from Willie Henderson to Peter Cormack. These special days happen every month and are simply magical. Our residents’ faces light up as they meet players who are their legends. They have their pictures taken with them and talk about the club.
Our home is currently working with NHS Lothian, which is working with our staff to deliver specialist dementia care training at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
Other things to do nearby the home include lovely barge trips from Rathro to Livingston, as well as Maid of the Fourth sightseeing boat tours under the Forth Bridge to Inchcolm Island, which are wheelchair accessible.
In our minibus, Portobello Beach, just outside Edinburgh city centre, is a short drive from the nursing home. Our residents love to go here and sit on the promenade with ice cream.
Our dedicated team at Camilla House
We are so proud of our long-standing and experienced team at our nursing home in Edinburgh. Home Manager Michelle McQueen has led our home for the past five years joining in 2018. Michelle has a wealth of experience in the care industry with over 16 years as a home manager first starting her career as a registered psychiatric nurse. She later specialised in dementia care, making her the perfect person to lead our team supporting our residents.
Speaking about her role, Michelle said: "It's so important in my role to enable and encourage our residents and their family members to feel included and valued in the day to day running of our care home.
"This means we can have meaningful connections with each other and our community around us - only contributing to the high standard of care we provide."
Mealtimes are a real highlight of the day and chef Rowena has entered Sanctuary Care’s Chef of the Year contest – so watch this space! She is fantastic at preparing traditional Scottish fare, as well as trying out new and exciting dishes. If a resident fancies something that is not on the menu, she will always create something especially for them.
Rowena spends time getting to know our residents and what they love to eat, as well as their nutritional and dietary needs, so she can prepare healthy dishes that they look forward to eating.
Respite care breaks
As well as providing permanent care, our team are also able to provide short-term respite care in Edinburgh. Respite care can be booked for one up to six weeks and provides the opportunity for carers to take a break of their own, with peace of mind that their loved one is in safe hands. Respite care can also help rehabilitate after a hospital stay.
Pricing Information
It is usual for residents in care homes to contribute to the cost of their own care. Some people have the resources to pay for their accommodation in full, whilst others make means-tested contributions.
Our 2024 weekly room fee starts from £1,497 but may be up to 30% more. This depends on the type of bedroom that is right for you, from our standard rooms to our premium bedroom options.
Visit our Paying for Care page for information on how to pay for care at Camilla House Care Home.
Based on a survey completed by our residents and their loved ones.
Facilities at this home
Accommodation
- Dining room
- Ensuite
- Lounges
- Period features
- Quiet room
- Wheelchair accessible garden
- Wifi
Activities
- Arts and crafts
- Baking
- Bingo
- Day trips
- Minibus
- Quizzes
Care and support
- Chiropody
- Home cooked meals
- Physiotherapy
- Podiatry
- Respite Care
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Where to find us
19 Grange Terrace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH9 2LFTravelling to see us? View home on Google Maps
Drive time to home
Stories from the home
Masterchef runner-up
Chef Manager Rowena Graham placed second in this year's Sanctuary Care Masterchef competition.
Good luck Becky!
Our amazing Becky is a National Care Awards finalist for the Care Registered Nurse accolade
Outside of building
A listed building, Camilla House has some fantastic period features including the beautiful doorway, high ceilings and an ornate staircase.