✧ Live-in care in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland
Live-in Care Across Aberdeenshire
Live-in care in Aberdeenshire brings one carer to live with your relative, in Inverurie, Stonehaven, Peterhead, Banchory or a village on Royal Deeside. We arrange care across Aberdeenshire, alongside free personal care in Scotland.
- 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
Live-in care from Deeside to the Buchan coast
Aberdeenshire is a large, mostly rural area wrapped around the city of Aberdeen, from the fishing towns of the Buchan coast to the glens of Royal Deeside. Families searching for home care in Aberdeenshire are supporting parents in Peterhead and Fraserburgh, in Inverurie, Ellon, Westhill and Huntly, in Stonehaven on the coast, in Banchory, Aboyne and Ballater on Deeside, and in Turriff, Banff and Macduff in the north. Outside the towns, a visiting carer may be an hour away. A live-in carer lives with your relative instead.
We have local pages for towns in the area, including Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Aberdeen and Elgin.
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and the community hospitals
Emergency and specialist care is mainly at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, run by NHS Grampian, with community hospitals in towns such as Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Inverurie, Stonehaven and Banff for rehabilitation. Residents in the far west may be treated at Dr Gray's in Elgin. A live-in carer in Aberdeenshire can be ready for discharge, however long the drive home.
Aberdeenshire, not Aberdeen City
In Scotland, personal care is free for adults assessed as needing it. Aberdeenshire's assessments come through the Aberdeenshire Health and Social Care Partnership, which joins Aberdeenshire Council and NHS Grampian. The city of Aberdeen has its own partnership, so check which covers your relative's address. Care services are regulated by the Care Inspectorate.
Oil, fishing and farming families
Many older people in Aberdeenshire spent their working lives offshore, at sea or on the farm, and their children may now work away, in the North Sea or overseas. A live-in carer gives them confidence that their parent is safe and has company, and we agree regular updates. A carer who drives can keep up church, the shops and trips into Aberdeen. You choose your carer from matched profiles and a video call before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Aberdeenshire, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 47 registered care homes in Aberdeenshire. 18 provide nursing care and 31 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 Aberdeenshire, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Aberdeenshire.
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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Refiloe
Live-in carer
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Patience
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Brenda
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Monica
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Vistorine
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Gladys
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Aberdeenshire
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 Aberdeenshire?
Often, yes. Your local council's social work department 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.
How many care homes are there in Aberdeenshire?
Our care-home directory lists 47 registered care homes in Aberdeenshire. 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.