Home care · Bradford
24-hour care in Queensbury
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 84 CQC-registered agencies covering Queensbury directly.
Agency data: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Prices: Typical prices across England in 2026
Key points
- Of the 84 CQC-registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Queensbury, 50 have a Good or Outstanding rating.
- A care needs assessment from Bradford council costs nothing.
- 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.
To cite: "24-hour care in Queensbury", The Care Panel, Oct 2026, from CQC register analysis.
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
Bradford 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. How to ask Bradford 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.
Agencies covering Queensbury: the data
Dementia appears on 62 of 84 registrations here (74%), compared with 78% in Bradford as a whole. Choices Homecare (Calderdale) has the oldest rating still in force, from May 2018. Caring Collective is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in September 2026. Looking at specialisms, 74 of 84 list physical disabilities, 52 of 84 list learning disabilities and 55 of 84 list mental health conditions. At 89% Good or Outstanding, Queensbury sits in line with the Bradford figure of 90% (from 178 agencies). Ratings are about as recent as the council average here: 21% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 21% across Bradford. 2 Outstanding agencies are covering Queensbury, against 1 across Bradford. Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Queensbury (60% Good or Outstanding) is 4th out of 7 local towns, led by Halifax (68%).
Paying for 24-hour care in Queensbury: typical prices
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council's own rates: £25.28 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £788.66 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £852.36 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Agencies differ more than regions do on hourly rates, so request a complete tariff from each one, covering weekends and bank holidays too. 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. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?
Home care agencies covering Queensbury
Not confirmed for 24-hour care, so ask. Listed by CQC rating and rating date, then distance.
ALS Support Limited t/a ALS Support
Est. £30–£37/hr
Lifeways Community Care (Halifax)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Easy Healthcare (Yorkshire) Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Leeds Supported Living
Est. £30–£37/hr
Lotus Home Care Calderdale
Est. £30–£37/hr
Right at Home Calderdale
Est. £30–£37/hr
Angelcare UK Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Success Point Associate Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Endorphins Group
Est. £30–£37/hr
Vision Care Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
24/7 Local Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Together We Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Elite Care UK Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Alchita Care Limited of Bradford
Est. £30–£37/hr
Reliance Community Care Limited Bradford
Est. £30–£37/hr
Edenom Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
St Anne's Bradford Supported Living Services
Est. £30–£37/hr
Vivid Community Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Extra Care Team 1
Est. £30–£37/hr
SureCare Calderdale and Kirklees
Est. £30–£37/hr
24-hour care in Queensbury: common questions
Which home care agencies offer 24-hour care in Queensbury?
The CQC register does not show who offers 24-hour care. There are 84 registered agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Queensbury, 50 of them rated Good or Outstanding, so ask each one.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Queensbury?
Typical prices across England in 2026: 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 Bradford 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.
How are agencies covering Queensbury rated?
Of 56 agencies with a CQC rating, 50 (89%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 62, and 19 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
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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.