Kelvinside Manor
Nursing home in City of Glasgow, Glasgow City
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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
Kelvinside Manor is a purpose-built care home with 48 registered beds on Dorchester Avenue in Glasgow's West End. It provides nursing, residential, dementia and respite care, with 24-hour nursing support for residents who need ongoing clinical monitoring or help with more complex health needs. Each resident has a personalised care plan, which is reviewed as their needs change.
Residents have private en-suite bedrooms, including a selection of larger executive suites. Shared spaces include lounges, café areas, a cinema room, a hair and beauty salon and a private dining room, and the home has landscaped gardens and outdoor terraces. The Care Inspectorate graded the home's setting Very good, and graded its wellbeing support, care planning, staff team and leadership Good.
Care provided
Specialist care
Facilities
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 SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAdequate
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysAmple
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:
Source: Police Scotland management information (provisional, not official statistics), by council ward
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| 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
Kelvinside Manor is backed by a local NHS health network. The local GP practice is Fulton Street Medical Centre, 0.6 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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