Florence House

Nursing home in City of Glasgow, Glasgow City

Operated by Oakminster Healthcare

Care Inspectorate: Good56 bedsDementiaNursing
NeighbourhoodCultural HubGreen SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address70 Nimmo Drive, Govan, Glasgow, G51 3SG
Beds56
Registered managerNicholas McLean

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About

Florence House is a care home in the City of Glasgow, Scotland, providing care for people living with dementia. The home has 56 registered beds. It is regulated by the Care Inspectorate, which graded its wellbeing support, care planning, staff team and leadership as Very good, and its setting as Good.

Care provided

Dementia
Nursing
Residential
Respite

Specialist care

Dementia
Younger adults (under 65)

Food hygiene rating

Pass

Food Standards Agency · inspected July 2019

What's nearby

GP surgery150 m
A&E: The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus0.7 miles
  • Set back from main road noise

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkPlentiful
  • Tennis CourtLimited
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

Local crime statistics

61,843 recorded crimes in the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward and 19 other wards (the 12 months to December 2025)

Top categories:

Theft & dishonesty29%
Crimes against society (incl. drugs)22%
Violence (non-sexual)19%
Antisocial offences16%

Source: Police Scotland management information (provisional, not official statistics), by council ward

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Dementia careFees on request—
Nursing careFees on request—
Respite (short stay)Fees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Local health safety net

Florence House is backed by a local NHS health network. The local GP practice is The David Elder Medical Practice, 0.1 miles away.

Nearest hospital
Name coming soon
Nearest GP
The David Elder Medical Practice · 0.1 mi

Nearest services from Public Health Scotland + postcodes.io, by straight-line distance.

Part of Oakminster Healthcare

Florence House is one of 4 homes run by Oakminster Healthcare on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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