St Leonard's
Care and Support Service

St Leonard’s provides broad community social care and independent living support for young people (16+), adults, and older people (55+). 

Originally just an older person’s service, St Leonard’s has adapted to meet the changing needs of the local community. As a result, it also provides support to young people and adults too. It’s naturally developed into a well-regarded community social care hub.

While its service has broadened, St Leonard’s still continues to provide care for elderly people in Edinburgh. It has a specialist older person’s provision, with expertise in older age conditions – such as dementia and Parkinson’s. 

As well as care for older adults, the service supports adults of all ages who have:

• a diagnosed learning disability
• an acquired brain injury 
• neurodivergent conditions
• acute mental health conditions
• substance use issues
• physical disabilities. 

The service provides bespoke, person-centred care and support to help people live as independently as possible. 

Whilst St Leonard’s is a broad social care service, our team is large and contains specialists across each of the support areas we work within. We understand that people rarely have just one support need, which is why we consider St Leonard’s to be a specialist social care service. 

Care and support at St Leonards is available from 25 hours per week (for accommodation with linked support) up to 24/7 care (105 hours per week plus overnight support).