Every kind of care
Every kind of care on the Shetland Islands, 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 on the Shetland Islands
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 £160 a night0 of the nearest carers do nights
- Live-in careA carer living in, day and night£1,050 to £1,400 a weekCarers travel to the placement
- 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 Shetland Islands charge on PrimeCarers, our fee included, September 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 on the Shetland Islands
Care homes on the Shetland Islands 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 £1,400 a week.
Elderly care on the Shetland Islands 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 on the Shetland Islands
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 on the Shetland Islands profiles the best-rated private carers nearby.
Paying for care
Help paying for care on the Shetland Islands
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 on the Shetland Islands 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 £1,120 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.