✧ Live-in care in Perthshire, Perth and Kinross
Live-in Care Across Perthshire
Live-in care in Perthshire brings one carer to live with your relative, in Crieff, Pitlochry, Aberfeldy, Blairgowrie, Auchterarder, Dunkeld, Kinross or a Highland glen. We arrange care across Perth and Kinross, 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 Kinross to Highland Perthshire
Perthshire runs from the farmland around Kinross and Loch Leven up through Strathearn and Strathmore to the lochs, glens and mountains of Highland Perthshire. Families searching for home care in Perthshire are supporting parents in Crieff, Comrie and Auchterarder in Strathearn, in Blairgowrie, Alyth and Coupar Angus to the east, in Dunkeld and Birnam, in Pitlochry, Aberfeldy and Kenmore further north, and in Kinross and Milnathort to the south. In the glens, visiting care can be almost impossible to arrange. A live-in carer lives with your relative instead.
We have local pages for towns across the area, including Perth, Crieff, Pitlochry, Dundee and Stirling.
Perth Royal Infirmary and the community hospitals
Perth Royal Infirmary and Ninewells in Dundee, both run by NHS Tayside, provide acute and specialist care, while community hospitals in towns such as Pitlochry, Aberfeldy, Crieff and Blairgowrie offer rehabilitation and minor injuries care closer to home. A live-in carer in Perthshire can be ready for discharge, however long the drive home.
Perth and Kinross care assessments
In Scotland, personal care is free for adults assessed as needing it, whatever their income. Across Perthshire, assessments are carried out through the Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership, which joins the council and NHS Tayside. Care services are regulated by the Care Inspectorate. We can explain how free personal care payments can sit alongside private live-in care.
Farms, estates and the River Tay
Many older people in Perthshire have farmed, worked on the estates or in the distilleries and hotels, and a care home can mean moving far from the glen they know. The Birks of Aberfeldy, the banks of the Tay at Dunkeld and the shores of Loch Tay are favourite outings. Snow on the hill roads makes visiting care unreliable, but a live-in carer is already in the house. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Perthshire, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 7 registered care homes in Perthshire. 4 provide nursing care and 7 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 Perthshire, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Perthshire.
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
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Gladys
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Vistorine
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Patience
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Brenda
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Monica
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Perthshire
More live-in care in Perth and Kinross
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 questionsIs there help with the cost of care in Perthshire?
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.
Do you cover areas near Perthshire?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Perthshire and the towns and villages around it, including Pitlochry, Forfar, Dundee and Perth. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Perthshire?
Our care-home directory lists 7 registered care homes in Perthshire. 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.