Every kind of care
Every kind of care in the Scottish Borders, with what it costs here
Each row is a level of help, with the price on PrimeCarers and how much of it there is locally.
The kinds of care in the Scottish Borders
From the least help to the most. Each row links to its section below.
- Visiting carePersonal care and help at set times£18 to £25 an hourCarers across the region
- Overnight careA sleeping or waking night£130 to £165 a night0 of the nearest carers do nights
- Live-in careA carer living in, day and night£1,050 to £1,120 a week11 live-in carers within reach
- Care home or nursing homeMoving out of home into careabout £1,160 to £1,410 a weekFees vary by home
Visit and live-in prices are what carers near the Scottish Borders charge on PrimeCarers, our fee included, October 2026. Night prices are the range on PrimeCarers. Care home fees are UK averages, because too few homes here publish theirs.
Care homes
Care homes and nursing homes in the Scottish Borders
Care homes in the Scottish Borders are inspected by the Care Inspectorate, and each home publishes its inspection reports. Across the UK a residential place costs about £1,160 a week and a nursing place about £1,410, while a live-in carer here costs £1,050 to £1,120 a week.
Elderly care in the Scottish Borders helps you weigh care at home against a care home, and care at home or a care home goes through what to ask a home before choosing it.
Agencies or private carers
Home care agencies and private carers in the Scottish Borders
Home care agencies
Private carers
Every carer on PrimeCarers has passed an enhanced DBS, identity and right-to-work check and an online interview before they appear (how we check carers). Agency or private carer compares the two, and the best home carers in the Scottish Borders profiles the best-rated private carers nearby.
Paying for care
Help paying for care in the Scottish Borders
Attendance Allowance is not means tested and can go towards any of these. The council assesses needs for free and can contribute after a financial assessment, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full when needs are mainly health needs. Funding care sets out each route and who to contact.
Questions
Questions families in the Scottish Borders ask about the types of care
Away from home, care homes and nursing homes.
For one person it is usually about the same: a live-in week here is typically £1,064 with our fee included, against about £1,160 for a care home place. For a couple, one live-in carer costs about £1,350 a week, far less than two care home places. Care at home or a care home goes through the decision.
Often, yes. Attendance Allowance is not means tested and helps with the cost of care at any level. The council can contribute after an assessment, and the NHS pays in full when needs are mainly health needs. Funding care sets out each route.