✧ Live-in care in Aberdeen, North East Scotland
Live-in Care in Aberdeen
Live-in care in Aberdeen lets your relative stay at home, in Cults, Rosemount, Bridge of Don or Mannofield, with one carer living alongside them day and night. We arrange care across the city and Aberdeenshire, with carers you choose.
- Care within a week Urgent starts often in 24–48 hours
- From £1,200 a week The same rate nationwide, not by postcode
- Care Inspectorate Regulates home care in Scotland
- 74 areas Covered across Scotland
Home care across Aberdeen and Deeside
Aberdeen's families are often spread far and wide, sometimes because of work in the energy industry, and many people searching for home care in Aberdeen are adult children living in another city or another country. Their parents may be in the granite terraces of Rosemount and the West End, the suburbs of Mannofield, Cults, Bieldside and Kingswells, or in Dyce, Bridge of Don and Torry. A live-in carer means someone is always there, which is often the reassurance families need most.
We also arrange live-in care in Aberdeenshire, including Westhill, Stonehaven, Inverurie, Banchory, Peterhead and Fraserburgh.
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and coming home
Hospital care in the city is provided by NHS Grampian, mainly at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary on the Foresterhill site, which also serves much of the north of Scotland. If your relative is ready to leave but waiting for care, arranging a live-in carer in Aberdeen can help them come home sooner, with support from the first night and through the weeks when falls and readmissions are most likely.
Free personal care in Aberdeen
In Scotland, personal care is free for adults assessed as needing it, whatever their income. Assessments in the city are carried out through the Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership, while Aberdeenshire has its own partnership for addresses outside the city. Care services are regulated by the Care Inspectorate. We can explain how an assessed care package can be combined with private live-in care.
Long winters and staying well at home
Winter in the north-east brings dark afternoons, ice and snow, which can keep older people indoors for weeks and make visiting care unreliable. A live-in carer keeps care going whatever the weather, makes sure the house stays warm and meals are regular, and helps your relative get out safely when conditions allow.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Aberdeen, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 20 registered care homes in Aberdeen. 11 provide nursing care and 12 support people living with dementia.
If a move into one of these homes is on the table, it is worth comparing it with live-in care: one carer living in your relative’s own home in Aberdeen, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Aberdeen.
Weighing the options
Live-in care, visiting care or a care home?
The three choices most families are deciding between.
| Feature | Live-in care | Visiting care | Care home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stays in their own home | Yes | Yes | No |
| Support through the night | Yes | Rarely | Yes |
| The same carer each day | Yes | Rota of staff | Rota of staff |
| Keeps pets and belongings | Yes | Yes | Usually not |
| Couples stay together | Yes | Yes | Often separated |
| Typical cost | £1,200 a week | Varies with hours | Varies by home |
Visiting care and care home costs vary widely by area and provider, so we don’t quote figures we can’t stand behind. See our pricing in full →
What a live-in carer does day to day, what is not included, and the three steps to arranging it: how live-in care works →
Funding & regulation
Paying for care in Scotland
Home care is regulated and funded differently in each nation, so the route is not the same everywhere. Here is how it works where you live.
Read our full funding guide →Who regulates care here
Home care in Scotland is regulated by the Care Inspectorate. They inspect and register home care services to make sure standards are met.
Where funding comes from
Apply through your local council's social work department. Scotland provides free personal and nursing care to those who are assessed as needing it, regardless of income — a different system from means-tested funding in England.
How we fit in
Live-in Care Direct is an introductory agency. We introduce self-employed carers to families rather than employing them, so you contract directly with your carer and keep the choice of who provides your care.
Our carers
The people who would be caring for your family
Our carers are spread across the UK, supported by regional care managers. Every one is interviewed in person, enhanced DBS checked and reference-checked before they are ever introduced to a family — and you choose who moves in.
- Interviewed face to face, never hired on paperwork alone
- Enhanced DBS checked, with references verified
- You meet and approve your carer before they start
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Monica
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Brenda
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Refiloe
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Vistorine
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Gladys
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Patience
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Aberdeen
Free callback
Speak to someone about live-in care
Leave your number and a care manager will call you back — usually within an hour, and always free.
- No obligation. A conversation, not a sales call — and never a call centre.
- A real care manager. Someone who arranges care every day, who can answer properly.
- Just two details. Your name and number — we don’t need an email address.
Or call us now on 0800 368 8558 Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week
Common questions
Questions about live-in care here
Local answers on paying for care, nearby areas and care homes.
Not seeing your question?
Our care managers answer these every day. A no-obligation call takes about ten minutes.
0800 368 8558Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week See all questionsWho helps pay for care in Aberdeen?
Often, yes. The council's social work department for Aberdeen City can carry out a free needs assessment. In Scotland, personal care is free for adults assessed as needing it, whatever their income, and the council may contribute further depending on savings. Attendance Allowance, paid to people over State Pension age who need help with personal care, is not means-tested and can be put towards care.
Can you arrange live-in care near Aberdeen?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Aberdeen and the towns and villages around it, including Peterhead, Montrose, Fraserburgh and Arbroath. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Aberdeen?
Our care-home directory lists 20 registered care homes in Aberdeen. If you are weighing up a care home, live-in care is the alternative that keeps your relative at home with one carer supporting only them, and we can explain how the two compare on cost.