Home care · Cambridgeshire
24-hour care in Histon
Care at any hour, at home: either a live-in carer, who needs a daily break and a proper night's sleep, or visits by day with a waking night carer. Heavier needs mean two carers working in shifts. 38 agencies registered with CQC cover Histon. Check with each one that it provides this kind of care.
CQC register data as of 27 October 2026 · Prices: Usual 2026 prices across England
Quick summary
- 38 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Histon, and 20 of them hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Cambridgeshire 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 Histon", 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 £1,455 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
Cambridgeshire 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. Requesting an assessment from Cambridgeshire council.
What the register shows for Histon
Sawston has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (58%); Histon, at 53%, is 3rd of the 7 towns compared. 1 is rated Outstanding here, out of 3 across Cambridgeshire. Two-year-old ratings or newer: 3% covering Histon, 4% across Cambridgeshire. 87% of rated agencies covering Histon are Good or Outstanding, compared with 91% of those rated among the 267 we list across Cambridgeshire. Looking at specialisms, 36 of 38 list physical disabilities, 22 of 38 list learning disabilities and 22 of 38 list mental health conditions. The newest registration is Availl (Cambridge), registered with CQC in July 2026. The oldest current rating dates from November 2017 (Woodlands Court). 31 of the 38 agencies (82%) list dementia as a specialism, against 79% across Cambridgeshire.
24-hour care prices in Histon
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
What the council pays (Cambridgeshire County Council): £24.32 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £918 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,131 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. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Check what you would pay · Weekly cost calculator
Home care agencies in and around Histon
Ask each agency whether it provides 24-hour care. Ranked by CQC rating and how recent it is, then distance.
Guyatt House Care
Est. £32–£39/hr
Helping Hands Cambridge
Est. £29–£35/hr
Alina Homecare - Cambridge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Greenwood Homecare Cambridge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Woodlands Court
Est. £30–£37/hr
Omanes Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Fuchsia Homecare Cambridge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Oath Healthcare
Est. £30–£37/hr
Availl (Cambridge)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Reliance Care Services Cambridge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Edmund House
Est. £30–£37/hr
Eaton Home Care Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
TCS Homecare, Histon
Est. £30–£37/hr
Home Instead Cambridge
Est. £33–£40/hr
Compassionate Heart
Est. £30–£37/hr
Westminster Homecare Limited – Cambridge
Est. £30–£37/hr
Better Home Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Friends Care Limited T/A Visiting Angels
Est. £30–£37/hr
Cambridgeshire County Council Reablement Service
Est. £30–£37/hr
Questions about 24-hour care in Histon
Where can I find 24-hour care in Histon?
38 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Histon, and 20 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide 24-hour care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.
How much does 24-hour care cost in Histon?
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 Cambridgeshire 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.
Are home care agencies in Histon well rated?
20 of the 23 rated agencies (87%) are Good or Outstanding; 31 list dementia as a specialism and 1 was inspected or rated in the last two years.
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Register information from CQC as at Oct 2026; Open Government Licence v3.0 applies. We do not deliver care ourselves.