Adult Carers

To give your views in the Consultation on our Draft Adult Carer Strategy 2025 to 2030, please find the survey below under "Surveys/ Past Surveys".

This page is where we host all engagement and consultation for services and support for adult unpaid carers in Aberdeenshire.

A carer is generally defined as an individual who provides, or intends to provide, care for another individual. An adult carer is over the age of 18.

Under the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, which was implemented on 1st April 2018, there are requirements for local authorities and health and social care partnerships to provide Local Carer Strategies for carers in their area. There is also a requirement to develop Local Eligibility Criteria for carers.

The Adult Carer Strategy, Local Eligibility Criteria for Adult Carers and further information regarding support for unpaid carers in Aberdeenshire can be viewed from this page through the Documents and Important Links sections to the right.

Aberdeenshire Adult Carer Strategy 2025 - 2030 Consultation 8th July to 1st September 2025

Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership is currently consulting on its Draft Aberdeenshire Adult Carer Strategy, which is our plan of what we have been doing and what we plan to do to support adult carers over the next five years.

AHSCP is asking adult carers and people who support them, to give their views and help set our Priorities on how we support adult carers to sustain their caring role and have a meaningful life alongside caring.

The Consultation Survey is now open to give your views and will close on 1st September 2025. We will then review your feedback and develop the final strategy for presenting to the Integrated Joint Board (IJB) 12th December 2025. Once the strategy is approved by the IJB, we aim to launch the final strategy in January 2026.

For information on recent engagement see: Adult Carers | What you told us - What we're doing | Engage Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire Carer Support Service

VSA provide a Carer Support Service for Aberdeenshire Adult Carers and Young Carers. For more information on VSA Aberdeenshire Carer Support Service, including online Carer Referral Form, visit www.vsa.org.uk/our-services/aberdeenshire-carers or contact by Email carers.shire@vsa.org.uk or Telephone 01224 727670. VSA also have Facebook Group VSA Aberdeenshire Carers.