Four Seasons Health Care
Gilmerton Care Home
Nursing home in City of Edinburgh
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- 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).
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About
Gilmerton Care Home is set in the Gilmerton and Moredun area of Edinburgh, providing residential, nursing, dementia, respite and palliative care. Its beautifully furnished living spaces are designed to feel homely, with access to peaceful gardens and modern amenities that support residents' wellbeing, including dedicated dementia care.
The home offers a varied activities programme, on-site dining with fresh, nutritious meals, a hair salon and treatment room, a sensory room, a physio room, and organised trips and outings. Care is person-centred throughout, promoting each resident's independence and dignity, and the home is registered with the Care Inspectorate.
Care provided
Specialist care
Facilities
Activities
Food hygiene rating
Pass
Food Standards Agency · inspected October 2025
What's nearby
- 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 SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseAmple
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | from £1,684 Published by the home, captured 2026 | Published by the home, captured 2026 |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | Fees on request | — |
| Respite (short stay) | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Local health safety net
Gilmerton Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The local GP practice is The Southern Medical Group, 0.3 miles away.
Nearest services from Public Health Scotland + postcodes.io, by straight-line distance.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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