Home care · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
24-hour care in Corfe Mullen
Round-the-clock care at home comes in two main forms: a live-in carer who stays in the home, or daytime visits combined with a carer who stays awake overnight. If someone needs help at night most nights, two carers usually share the work. None has confirmed it to us yet, so ask the 81 CQC-registered agencies covering Corfe Mullen directly.
CQC register data as of 27 October 2026 · Prices: Usual 2026 prices across England
Quick summary
- Of the 81 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Corfe Mullen, 67 have a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Which agencies provide 24-hour care is not on the CQC register, so ask each one.
- 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.
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council has to offer a care needs assessment free of charge.
Citation: "24-hour care in Corfe Mullen", 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 £1,445 a week.
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.
Help paying for 24-hour care
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council for an assessment.
Agencies covering Corfe Mullen: the data
One rating goes back to February 2019: Advance Dorset. Ask what has changed since. In Corfe Mullen, 85% of agencies support people with dementia (69 of 81); the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole figure is 83%. By specialism, 71 of 81 list physical disabilities, 45 of 81 list learning disabilities and 41 of 81 list mental health conditions. CQC registered Home Instead Bournemouth and Christchurch in September 2026, the newest on this list. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 30% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Corfe Mullen it is 43%. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole we list 161 agencies, and 98% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Corfe Mullen the figure is 97%. No nearby town we list has a higher share of its listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding than Corfe Mullen (83%); Upton follows at 79%. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 5 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Corfe Mullen the figure is 2.
24-hour care prices in Corfe Mullen
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Council rates in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council: £26.75 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £1,220 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,293 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. The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Tools: weekly cost calculator and what would we pay?
Home care agencies in and around Corfe Mullen
Ask each agency whether it provides 24-hour care. Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance.
Lewis-Manning Hospice Care
Est. £32–£39/hr
Avo Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Faye Hammond Consultancy Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Dorset Supported Living
Est. £30–£37/hr
Sugarman Health and Wellbeing - Dorset
Est. £30–£37/hr
Yourlife (Wimborne)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited Poole
Est. £30–£37/hr
Blossom Home Care Poole
Est. £30–£37/hr
Mencap - Dorset Support Service
Est. £30–£37/hr
Eleanor Nursing & Social Care Ltd - Poole Office
Est. £30–£37/hr
Your Life (Poole)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Poole Home Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Caremark Poole & East Dorset
Est. £30–£37/hr
Diverse Abilities Plus - Supported Living
Est. £30–£37/hr
Agape Care Solutions
Est. £30–£37/hr
Abbots Care Limited (East Dorset branch)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Priority Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
South West Care Group LTD T/A Goodoaks Homecare East Dorset
Est. £30–£37/hr
Klass Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Newgencaregroup (Dorset)
Est. £30–£37/hr
24-hour care in Corfe Mullen: common questions
Which agencies provide 24-hour care in Corfe Mullen?
The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 81 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Corfe Mullen, 67 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Corfe Mullen?
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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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 Corfe Mullen have?
CQC rates 67 of 69 as Good or Outstanding, or 97%. Recent evidence: 36 rated or inspected in two years. Dementia specialists: 69.
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Register information from CQC as at Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0 applies. We do not deliver care ourselves.