Greencross
Operated by Thistle Healthcare
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
Greencross is a care home in East Dunbartonshire with 76 registered beds. It supports older adults and younger people, including those living with alcohol-related brain damage and associated conditions. The home provides residential, nursing and dementia care, with specialist support for mental health, physical disabilities and younger adults.
The home spans two adjoining buildings: a converted Victorian school and The Lodge, a purpose-built unit. Residents have single bedrooms, lounges, a cinema room and a kitchen where they can bake or prepare light meals. Activities include cooking, crafts, music and film nights, and the enclosed garden has seating areas and resident rabbits.
The Care Inspectorate graded how well people's wellbeing is supported as Very good, how well care and support is planned as Good, the staff team as Good, leadership as Good and the setting as Adequate.
Care provided
Specialist care
Facilities
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
- Fire station about 0.6 miles away
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
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysSparse
Local crime statistics
1,265 recorded crimes in the Bearsden South ward and 3 other wards (the 12 months to December 2025)
Top categories:
Source: Police Scotland management information (provisional, not official statistics), by council ward
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Local health safety net
Greencross is backed by a local NHS health network. The local GP practice is North Avenue Surgery, 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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