Home care · Barnsley
24-hour care in Bolton upon Dearne
24-hour care means someone is on hand at any hour. At home it is usually arranged as live-in care, with one carer living in, or as daytime visits plus waking nights; when help is needed all night as well as all day, two carers share the hours. Compare the 27 CQC-registered agencies covering Bolton upon Dearne and ask which of them provide it.
Agencies from the CQC register, updated 27 October 2026. Prices: Usual 2026 prices across England
In short
- Agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Bolton upon Dearne: 27, with 16 rated Good or Outstanding.
- Barnsley council has to offer a care needs assessment free of charge.
- Typical prices here: live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week. Live-in care is usually the cheapest way to cover day and night.
- CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care, so ask each agency directly.
Citation: "24-hour care in Bolton upon Dearne", The Care Panel analysis of CQC register data, Oct 2026.
Live-in care or waking nights?
Live-in care is usually the most affordable way to have someone there day and night: one carer lives in, but needs about two hours off each day and an unbroken night's sleep. Waking nights put a carer in the home who stays awake all night; combined with daytime visits, that covers all 24 hours. If help is needed most nights, one live-in carer is not enough: add waking nights or a second carer.
Typical local prices: live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week; a residential care home £1,230 a week.
Help paying for 24-hour care
Barnsley council must offer a free care needs assessment; if it finds eligible needs by day and night, care at home can be part of a council care plan, and the value of the home is not counted for care at home. Attendance Allowance pays its higher rate of £114.60 a week to people over State Pension age who need help both day and night, whatever their savings. When the main need is a health need, NHS Continuing Healthcare may pay in full. Asking Barnsley council for an assessment.
When 24-hour care is needed
Families usually look for it after a hospital stay, when dementia means someone cannot be left alone or wanders at night, after repeated falls, or at the end of life. A care home is the alternative to compare: for one person it often costs less than staffing every hour at home, but many people want to stay in their own home.
Bolton upon Dearne's agencies in figures
Across Barnsley we list 109 agencies, and 92% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Bolton upon Dearne the figure is 84%. Across Barnsley, 41% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Bolton upon Dearne it is 33%. None covering Bolton upon Dearne is rated Outstanding; Barnsley has 1. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Bolton upon Dearne comes 5th of 7 (59%), with Brampton top at 74%. Dementia appears on 23 of 27 registrations here (85%), compared with 84% in Barnsley as a whole. Home Enabling Service - Rotherham MBC has the oldest rating still in force, from January 2019. Oluomo Care Services is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in October 2026. Registered specialisms here: 22 of 27 list physical disabilities, 16 of 27 list learning disabilities and 18 of 27 list mental health conditions.
How much 24-hour care costs in Bolton upon Dearne
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council pays providers: £25.65 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £954.82 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £954.82 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Ask every agency for a full list of charges, with weekend and bank holiday rates: hourly rates vary more between agencies than between regions. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association says council-funded home care in England is only sustainable at £34.42 an hour or more. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?
Home care agencies that cover Bolton upon Dearne
Ranked on CQC rating, its date and then distance. Ask each one about 24-hour care.
Prospect Health Living Care Services Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Destiny Jubilee Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
KC Care & Social Activities Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Elder years care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Comfort Call Rotherham
Est. £30–£37/hr
Careline Homecare (Rotherham)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Respectful Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Tempnur Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Hales Group Limited - Rotherham
Est. £30–£37/hr
Niche Care Rotherham
Est. £30–£37/hr
Human Support Group - Rotherham
Est. £30–£37/hr
CRT - Rotherham Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Anderby Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Amethyst Care & Support Group Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Conan Room
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home Enabling Service - Rotherham MBC
Est. £30–£37/hr
Care 4 U Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Choices Homecare (Rotherham North & Doncaster)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Lotus Home Care, Rotherham
Est. £30–£37/hr
DCA South Yorkshire
Est. £29–£36/hr
What families ask about 24-hour care in Bolton upon Dearne
Which agencies provide 24-hour care in Bolton upon Dearne?
CQC does not record which agencies provide 24-hour care. 27 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Bolton upon Dearne; 16 are rated Good or Outstanding. Ask each whether it provides 24-hour care.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Bolton upon Dearne?
Usual 2026 prices across England: live-in care typically costs around £1,540–£1,610 a week. Covering every hour with separate day and night carers costs much more, because each hour is paid.
Is 24-hour care the same as live-in care?
Not quite. A live-in carer is there day and night but needs a daily break and a full night's sleep. If help is needed through the night most nights, true 24-hour care means adding waking nights or a second carer.
Can the council pay for 24-hour care at home?
It can, if Barnsley council's care needs assessment finds eligible needs by day and night and care at home is a suitable way to meet them. A financial assessment follows; for care at home the home is not counted. NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full when the main need is a health need.
What CQC ratings do agencies covering Bolton upon Dearne have?
CQC rates 16 of 19 as Good or Outstanding, or 84%. Recent evidence: 9 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 23.
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Built from the Care Quality Commission's register (Oct 2026) under Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel lists and compares services but runs none.