✧ Live-in care in Dundee, Tayside
Live-in Carers in Dundee and St Andrews
Live-in care in Dundee lets your relative stay at home, from Broughty Ferry and the West End to Lochee and Downfield, with one carer living alongside them. We arrange care across Dundee, Angus and Perthshire.
- 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 across Dundee and Tayside
Families searching for home care in Dundee are often supporting parents in Broughty Ferry, the West End, Lochee, Downfield, Menzieshill or Fintry, or in nearby Monifieth, Carnoustie and Invergowrie. Tenement closes and the city's hills can make getting out harder as people become frailer, and a parent who has stopped going out can quickly become isolated. A live-in carer helps with personal care, meals and medication, and makes getting out possible again, with someone in the house at night.
We also arrange care in Perth, Arbroath, Forfar, Montrose and St Andrews.
Ninewells and coming home
Hospital care in the city is provided by NHS Tayside, mainly at Ninewells Hospital, which is also a teaching hospital for the region. If your relative is ready to leave but waiting for a care package, having a live-in carer in Dundee arranged can help them come home sooner. The carer can be there on the day and support the first weeks, while community nursing continues any clinical care.
Free personal care and the Dundee partnership
In Scotland, personal care is free for adults assessed as needing it, whatever their income. Assessments in the city are carried out through the Dundee Health and Social Care Partnership, which brings together Dundee City Council and NHS Tayside; Angus and Perth and Kinross have their own partnerships. Care services are regulated by the Care Inspectorate. We can explain how an assessed care package can be combined with private live-in care.
When live-in care makes sense
Live-in care is often chosen when someone needs help throughout the day, is no longer safe alone at night, or is living with dementia and would find a move distressing. It also lets couples stay together. If visiting care would suit your relative better, we will tell you honestly.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Dundee, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 18 registered care homes in Dundee. 5 provide nursing care and 15 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 Dundee, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Dundee.
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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Patience
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Vistorine
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Gladys
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Brenda
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Refiloe
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Dundee
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 Dundee?
Often, yes. The council's social work department for Dundee 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 Dundee?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Dundee and the towns and villages around it, including St Andrews, Forfar and Arbroath. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Dundee?
Our care-home directory lists 18 registered care homes in Dundee. 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.