Keeping up the things they love is most of what makes a day good. 79 vetted live-in carers could come to live in Dundee. This page shows what they enjoy, what Dundee offers for each interest, and how to find someone who shares your mother's or father's.
62 carers near Dundee have told us what they enjoy
What the carers enjoy
Live-in carers move in rather than travel each day, so the choice reaches well beyond the county: 79 are within about three hours of Dundee. These are the interests on the profiles of the nearest of them. Tap one to see what Dundee offers for it.
Listed by manyLess common, so a better matchFrom the profiles of the 79 nearest live-in carers within about three hours of Dundee, September 2026; 62 of them list interests.
Common ground is easy
Most carers list walking, cooking & baking and music. If that is what your mother or father enjoys, nearly anyone will share it, so choose on the things that matter more: experience, manner and whether they get on.
The less common interests
Fewer carers list these, which is exactly why they are worth searching on. Someone who shares a real passion makes a long week go quickly.
Carers choose the interests on their own profiles. A shared hobby is a good start, not a guarantee, so talk about it when you meet them.
Interest 1
Dundee sits between the Sidlaw hills and the Tay estuary, so most walking here is either parkland on the city edge or flat shoreline paths along the water.
56 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list walking
Somewhere to go
Dundee
The largest public park in Dundee, about three miles from the city centre off the Kingsway West, with parkland, woodland tracks and Camperdown House at its heart. A carer can drive in, park close to the main area and keep to the wider surfaced routes, turning back whenever an older walker has had enough.
Source: dundeecity.gov.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
Broughty Ferry
A paved promenade runs beside the sand at Broughty Ferry, with the castle, cafes and shops a short distance away. A carer can plan a short there-and-back stroll with a sit-down at the end, which suits someone who tires quickly.
Getting around: The promenade gives direct pedestrian and disabled access to the beach at several points.
Source: keepscotlandbeautiful.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A companion walks at their pace, knows when to turn back, and drives to the flat, well-surfaced routes so a short walk is still possible when a long one is not.
Live-in carers who enjoy walkingSome who could come in Dundee
Precious K.£165 a day23 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, cooking & baking, puzzles, reading
Elizabeth N.£170 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys painting, cooking & baking, socialising, reading
Ednah Miriam M.£148 a day22 yrsAlso enjoys dancing, card games, cooking & baking, embroidery
Nicola A.£180 a day32 yrsAlso enjoys cooking & baking, puzzles, decorating, photographyInterest 2
Dundee's name is attached to one of Britain's best known fruit cakes and to a long history of preserve making in the city.
48 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list cooking & baking
Local food
Dundee
A light fruit cake topped with rings of blanched almonds, developed commercially in Dundee in the early 1800s and linked to the city's marmalade trade. A carer can shop for the ingredients and do the lifting and oven work while an older baker mixes, tastes and arranges the almonds.
Source: walkersshortbread.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
In the calendar
Camperdown Country Park, Dundee
An annual September festival in Camperdown Park combining horticultural competitions with food stalls and cookery demonstrations. A carer can arrange a mid-week style early arrival, use the marked parking and plan seated breaks between the marquees.
Source: dundeecity.gov.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer does the lifting, the hot trays and the washing up, so the recipes, the judging and the tasting stay with the person who knows them.
Live-in carers who enjoy cooking & bakingSome who could come in Dundee
Interest 3
Dundee has a large civic concert hall at its centre and choral and orchestral societies that have been performing in the city for generations.
47 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list music
Somewhere to go
Dundee
The city's main concert hall in City Square, with a programme running from orchestral and choral concerts to tribute and popular shows. A carer can book seats near an aisle, check the What's On listings for afternoon performances and manage the journey in and out.
Source: dundeecity.gov.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
Dundee
A choir founded in Dundee in 1858 that has been part of the city's musical life ever since, performing large choral works. A carer can help a former singer get to rehearsals or simply make a habit of attending the concerts together.
Source: operascotland.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Old records, a choir concert, singing along in the kitchen. Music often stays with people long after other things fade, and a companion who enjoys it makes it part of the day.
Live-in carers who enjoy musicSome who could come in Dundee
Tochukwu Godson O.£137 a day1 yrsAlso enjoys walking, DIY, sports
Eve Sheba C.£160 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, puzzles, socialising
Charlene L.£206 a day1 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, puzzles, photography
Tererai M.£152 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, card games, cooking & bakingInterest 4
Dundee has a strong public library network with regular reading groups, and a city book festival has grown up alongside it.
38 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list reading
In the calendar
Dundee
A book festival run by Leisure and Culture Dundee, first held in June 2025 across venues in the city and returning with author events since. A carer can book a single daytime event and sort the seating and transport rather than attempting a full day.
Source: creativedundee.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Library trips, reading aloud when eyes tire, audiobooks set up and ready, and somebody to talk about the book with.
Live-in carers who enjoy readingSome who could come in Dundee
Justin N.£135 a day5 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, card games, cooking & baking
Patience T.£140 a day5 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, gardening
Christine M.£219 a day23 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, gardening, socialising
Derek H.£145 a day15 yrsAlso enjoys walking, socialising, watching TV, musicInterest 5
Dundee has a strong tradition of growing in the city, from teaching and community gardens to a long-running horticultural show season.
30 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list gardening
Somewhere to join
Dundee
A community garden in the Ninewells Hospital arboretum with flowers, fruit, vegetables, herbs and an orchard, set up to encourage activity and wellbeing through gardening. A carer can come along for a session so an older gardener does the sowing and weeding while heavier jobs are left to others.
Source: keepscotlandbeautiful.org. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Potting on at a table rather than kneeling, deadheading from a stool, visiting gardens with level paths and a tearoom: a carer keeps the garden in their week.
Live-in carers who enjoy gardeningSome who could come in Dundee
Deepanshi R.£160 a day2 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, decorating
Martha Alice B.£145 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & baking
Kevin M.£142 a day28 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, decorating, DIY
Fiona S.£160 a day22 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, musicInterest 6
Scottish country dance and ceilidh traditions are still taught and danced regularly across Dundee, alongside a professional contemporary dance scene.
24 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list dancing
Somewhere to join
Dundee
Scotland's flagship contemporary dance company is based at Dundee Rep and began as a community company in 1986, performing and running participation work. A carer can book a matinee or a community session so watching dance stays part of the week even when joining in is no longer easy.
Source: dundeerep.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
From tea dances to seated movement to music, a companion can find the right session, drive there, and make sure it is enjoyable rather than tiring.
Live-in carers who enjoy dancingSome who could come in Dundee
Adaobi A.£180 a day5 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, decorating, knitting
Grace B.£145 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys cooking & baking, gardening, photography, music
Philip M.£180 a day9 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, card games, gardening
Deborah Rose Hart M.£174 a day21 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, gardening, photographyInterest 7
Dundee is a football city with two senior clubs, and its indoor and adapted sport keeps older players involved long after the running stops.
23 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list sports
Somewhere to join
Craigie 3G, Dundee
Walking football sessions for men and women aged 50 and over, run at the Craigie 3G pitches in Dundee. A carer can handle the booking and the lift to the pitch, and wait with a flask while the session runs.
Source: dusc.classforkids.io. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Watching the match together, a trip to the bowls green or the cricket, or gentle exercise done safely with someone alongside.
Live-in carers who enjoy sportsSome who could come in Dundee
Sylvia N.£148 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, puzzles, decorating
Neil B.£170 a day7 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, gardening, video games
Ruth D.£172 a day7 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, gardening, photography
Mutiu A.£131 a day4 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, puzzlesInterest 8
Dundee gives photographers the Tay bridges, the waterfront and long views from the hill above the city, and it has a long-standing amateur camera scene.
21 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list photography
Somewhere to go
Dundee
The hill above the city centre gives wide views over Dundee, the Tay and the bridges, and you can drive right to the top. A carer can park at the summit so the camera work happens a few steps from the car rather than after a climb.
Getting around: There are disabled parking spaces at the top so you can reach the view directly from the car.
Source: euansguide.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A companion can plan an outing around the light and the tide, carry the kit, and help sort the pictures afterwards.
Live-in carers who enjoy photographySome who could come in Dundee
Ann M.£200 a day15 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, gardening
Paul O.£150 a dayAlso enjoys painting, walking, card games, cooking & baking
Juliet C.£140 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, decoratingNicola A.£180 a day32 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, puzzles, decoratingInterest 9
Dundee has both a civic art collection and a long-established artists' society, so there is somewhere to look at pictures and somewhere to talk about making them.
16 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list painting
Somewhere to go
Dundee
The city's Victorian art gallery and museum, holding the Dundee art collection across several galleries in the centre of town. A carer can plan one or two rooms and a stop in the cafe, which is enough for an afternoon without tiring someone out.
Getting around: There is a ramped entrance and a central lift to the different floors.
Source: accessable.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
Dundee
The Dundee Art Society's own gallery at 17 Roseangle, used for exhibitions, talks and society meetings. A carer can check what is on, arrange the short trip and give an older painter a reason to keep in touch with other artists.
Source: leisureandculturedundee.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Setting up the table, washing the brushes, finding a gallery with a lift: a carer handles the practical side so the time goes on the painting.
Live-in carers who enjoy paintingSome who could come in Dundee
Charity I.£135 a day5 yrsAlso enjoys walking, card games, cooking & baking, decorating
Rosemary Grace A.£185 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys walking, puzzles, gardening, board games
Oluwabusayo M.£160 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & baking
Catherine K.£174 a day19 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & bakingInterest 10
Dundee has an active voluntary sector with a city-wide brokerage service, so it is straightforward to find a role that fits a few hours a week.
15 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list volunteering
Somewhere to join
Dundee
The city's volunteering gateway, listing around 200 opportunities from gardening and sport to befriending, with staff who match people to roles. A carer can sit down with an older person to search the listings, register interest and go along to the first session.
Source: dvva.scot. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer can help find a role that suits sitting down or short sessions, and handle the lifts there and back.
Live-in carers who enjoy volunteeringSome who could come in Dundee
Gladys Ngozi M.£145 a day22 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & baking
Josephine O.£140 a day12 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, reading, watching TV
Stella Jackie M.£145 a day6 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & baking
Florence S.£175 a day35 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, cooking & baking, readingInterest 11
Dundee's textile past runs through the city, and its libraries now host the sociable side of handwork.
8 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list knitting
Somewhere to join
Coldside Community Library, Dundee
A fortnightly Friday afternoon drop-in at Coldside Library where people knit and chat, with supplies lent to anyone who does not bring their own. A carer can take someone along without booking, which makes it easy to try once and see how it goes.
Source: leisureandculturedundee.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to go
Dundee
A preserved jute mill in Blackness telling the story of Dundee's textile industry, with machinery, displays and volunteer guides. A carer can use it as a prompt for conversation about family mill work, which often sits alongside a lifetime of knitting and sewing.
Getting around: The museum has ramps and lifts, though there are cobbles in some areas.
Source: dundeeheritagetrust.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
Winding wool, reading the pattern aloud, picking up dropped stitches, and a trip to the wool shop or a knitting group.
Live-in carers who enjoy knittingSome who could come in Dundee
Olivia M.£180 a day21 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, socialising
Kokub M.£145 a day7 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, card games, cooking & bakingEdnah Miriam M.£148 a day22 yrsAlso enjoys walking, dancing, card games, cooking & baking
Chayuwa Alke-Bulan L.£148 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, puzzlesInterest 12
Dundee sits on the Tay estuary, so shore fishing at the river mouth and organised club angling have both been part of local life for a long time.
4 of 62live-in carers we looked at
list fishing
Somewhere to go
Broughty Ferry
Broughty Ferry is described as the main area for sea fishing in Dundee, with shore marks and boat options and species such as bass and pollock. A carer can carry the rods and tackle, set up a chair on a firm spot and keep an eye on the tide and the weather.
Source: visitdundee.com. Check opening times and access before you go.
Somewhere to join
Dundee
An angling club instituted in Dundee in 1862, among the earliest in the country and a founder member of the national association. A carer can help with membership paperwork, permits and transport so an experienced angler keeps fishing with company.
Source: dundeeanglingclub.co.uk. Check opening times and access before you go.
How a companion helps
A carer can sort the permit and the tackle, drive to a bank spot close to the car park, and bring the chair, the flask and the patience.
Live-in carers who enjoy fishingSome who could come in Dundee
Sylvia N.£148 a day10 yrsAlso enjoys walking, cooking & baking, puzzles, decoratingMutiu A.£131 a day4 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, cooking & baking, puzzlesOluwabusayo M.£160 a day3 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, dancing, card gamesKokub M.£145 a day7 yrsAlso enjoys painting, walking, card games, cooking & bakingCloser to home
Not every good day involves going out. These are the everyday interests the carers who could come list most, and each is easier, and more fun, with somebody to share it.
From interest to introduction
Use the link under any interest on this page. It opens a search of live-in carers in Dundee with the carers who list that interest first; nobody else is hidden, so you still see everyone who could come.
Each profile shows the carer's interests next to their experience, the conditions they have cared for, their day rate and their reviews. Shortlist two or three.
Message and meet them for free. Ask about the hobby: someone who really gardens will tell you what they grow. Nothing is booked until you decide.
We set up the contract, handle invoicing and payment, and insure the care while the carer works. The rest of the week is theirs to fill.
Lee-Ann
Care manager for families in Dundee
Someone to talk to first
Most families start with a call: what your relative needs, what it would cost, which carers share your parent's interests, and whether live-in care or companionship visits suit them better, and what to ask a carer when you speak to them. Lee-Ann has those conversations every day and can tell you which of the carers in Dundee might suit, though the choice is always yours.
Questions
Yes. Getting out is a normal part of a live-in carer's week: a walk (Camperdown Country Park is a good one), a garden visit, a choir concert, the bowls club or a lunch with friends. Many carers drive, and the search shows who does. Mileage is only charged if you agree it in advance and in writing, and 55p a mile is the usual figure when a carer uses their own car. Entry tickets and cafe stops for the carer are worth agreeing up front too.
Use the link under the interest on this page: it opens a search of live-in carers in Dundee with the ones who list that interest shown first, and the rest still there below them. Every profile shows the carer's interests alongside their experience, rates and reviews. Message the ones you like, and talk about the hobby when you meet them: it is the quickest way to tell whether the interest is real.
For live-in care it matters more than people expect. A live-in carer shares the house for weeks at a time, and the hours between the care tasks are most of the day. Somebody who likes the same programmes, games or garden fills those hours naturally. It is still second to experience and temperament, so treat it as a tie-breaker between good carers rather than the first thing you filter on.
Live-in care through PrimeCarers is typically about £1,120 a week, with our fee included, and each carer sets their own rate, shown on their profile. That covers somebody living in and helping through the day. If your parent needs company rather than round-the-clock help, hourly companionship visits start from about £15 an hour. Companionship care in Dundee compares the two.
Then the interest comes to him. A carer can bring the garden to a table on the patio, put the old records on, set up the jigsaw, read the paper aloud or play cards most afternoons. The interests further down this page are mostly the ones done at home, and plenty of carers share them.
Each local suggestion was researched from published sources, and every one on the page has passed a check before appearing: either it was found on a map inside Dundee, or its source page, which we link to, is live and names the area. Anything that failed was left out. Opening times, prices and access change, so check with the venue before you go.
Yes. Before a carer appears on PrimeCarers they have passed an enhanced DBS check, an identity check and a right-to-work check, and had an online interview with our team, and their DBS stays under continuous monitoring. Carers write their own profiles, including their interests and skills, so ask about anything that matters to you when you meet them. How we vet carers sets out each step.
See live-in carers with their photos, interests, rates and reviews, and talk to your favourites for free. Nothing is booked until you say so.
